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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phol Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murhaa's head.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
A punch combination from Murhaa misses.
Barbosa lands with a good body shot.
Murhaa throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Murhaa. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murhaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murhaa moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murhaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbosa's knee momentarily.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murhaa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Murhaa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Murhaa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
Murhaa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Murhaa lands a slapping body shot.
Phol Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a body shot that sends Murhaa's belly button to the back.
Murhaa feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Murhaa looks for the body kick but Barbosa saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Barbosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Murhaa lands a slapping body shot.
Murhaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daniel Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Murhaa slams his shin into Barbosa's torso.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murhaa cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murhaa connects with a single shot there.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
Barbosa connects with a right hand. Murhaa shakes it off.
Murhaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Murhaa slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murhaa defends it nicely.
Murhaa looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Murhaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab from Barbosa.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Murhaa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barbosa if he has to take too many more of those.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Murhaa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Murhaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Murhaa unleashes a big counter combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Murhaa thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Murhaa responds with a good body kick, but Barbosa manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murhaa.
Murhaa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Barbosa punishes Murhaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Barbosa throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Barbosa scores with a kick to the body.
Murhaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murhaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa misses with a low kick as Murhaa jumps back.
Barbosa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Murhaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murhaa keeps Barbosa at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phol Murhaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murhaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Murhaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Murhaa swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Murhaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body kick.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Murhaa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Murhaa scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murhaa!
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murhaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barbosa is defended easily by Murhaa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murhaa cracks a nice hook into Barbosa's ribs.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Murhaa feints a counter leg kick.
Barbosa swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Murhaa moves out of range easily.
Murhaa misses with a wild body 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 hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Murhaa leaves Barbosa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murhaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murhaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Murhaa throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa misses with a two punch combination.
Murhaa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murhaa moves out of range of the body kick from Barbosa.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murhaa catches Barbosa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Murhaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Murhaa throws a solid leg kick but Barbosa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murhaa.
Nice shot by Murhaa.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murhaa counters with a good, hard body kick but Barbosa shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa lands with an overhand left.
Murhaa takes one on the button.
Barbosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa lands with a right hand.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Murhaa. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Murhaa off the ropes and back into range.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa looks for a takedown but Murhaa sprawls well.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Murhaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a one two! Barbosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhaa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Barbosa.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murhaa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
It appears Barbosa was looking to counter with a kick there.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Murhaa moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Murhaa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa really dominated that 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.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murhaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barbosa is able to avoid easily.
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murhaa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murhaa lands with an overhand left.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Murhaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbosa, as that shot connected.
Murhaa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murhaa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Murhaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Barbosa checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
letting Murhaa counter with a right hand.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barbosa is defended easily by Murhaa.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murhaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbosa throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Murhaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murhaa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa 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.
Murhaa throws a combination. Barbosa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Murhaa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barbosa throws a wild body kick that Murhaa sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Murhaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Murhaa avoids them all with ease.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barbosa takes a step back to recover.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
Murhaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Murhaa lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murhaa lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Murhaa throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Murhaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa blocks the body kick.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murhaa.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Murhaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
Murhaa misses with the combination.
Good leg kick by Murhaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!
Murhaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murhaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barbosa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Murhaa on his heels. He'll look to pass Murhaa's guard now, I'm sure.
Barbosa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barbosa looking to pass the guard.
Barbosa trying to control but Murhaa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Murhaa has wrist control.
Barbosa trying to control but Murhaa is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murhaa can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barbosa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Murhaa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murhaa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barbosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murhaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daniel Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa is trying to work for a sweep but Barbosa has mounted him!
Barbosa wants to control the pace but Murhaa is squirming around nicely.
Barbosa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Murhaa hang on?
Barbosa throwing strikes here but Murhaa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barbosa.
Murhaa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barbosa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barbosa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Barbosa misses with a head shot.
Barbosa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barbosa content just to control the position here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa working the ground and pound effectively.
Barbosa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barbosa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Murhaa?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Barbosa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murhaa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Murhaa!
A relieved looking Phol Murhaa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
72% |
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