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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iolyn Madog (ranked 341 p4p, 16 weight class) and Marcelo Barbosa (ranked 894 p4p, 44 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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137 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iolyn Madog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madog throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Madog throws the kick towards the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Madog takes a jab right on the kisser.
Madog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Madog.
Barbosa throws a lazy head kick
enabling Madog to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Madog cracks the inside of Barbosa's front leg.
Madog defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa lunges at Madog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Madog's hand.
Madog 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 takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Madog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Madog lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Madog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Madog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog with a nice cross.
Barbosa lands a high kick!
Madog scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Madog misses the shot to the body.
Madog scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Madog connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Madog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a counter combo.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Madog moves out of range.
A slow jab from Madog misses its intended target.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Madog's legs.
Madog fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Madog lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Madog dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
It looked like Madog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Madog throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Madog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madog throws a nice head kick!
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madog.
Madog cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
Madog scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Madog.
Madog staying out of range there.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madog swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Madog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Madog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Madog scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Madog misses with a body kick.
Madog sizes up Barbosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Madog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madog throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Madog is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Madog ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Madog can pounce on him.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Madog.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Madog looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Madog throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madog throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Madog misses.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Madog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa lands a head kick!
Madog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Madog with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Madog bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iolyn Madog 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.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Madog clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Madog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Madog does it's job there.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Madog.
Madog thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Madog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by Madog as he connects with a hook.
Madog throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Madog's calf.
Barbosa misses the body punch
and Madog counters with an outside leg kick.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Madog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Madog on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.
Madog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Madog avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Madog connects with a solid leg kick.
Madog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Iolyn Madog is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Madog.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Madog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Madog with a series of wild strikes but Madog uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Barbosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Madog has got the better of the exchanges.
Madog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa slips a jab from Madog.
Madog lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madog throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa with a nice cross.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Madog slips the punch.
Madog is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madog lands with a good body shot.
Madog 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 misses with a lunging right hand
and Madog counters with a right hand to the body.
Madog moves out of range of the strikes.
Madog keeps Barbosa at a distance using the push kick.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barbosa.
Madog misses with an attempted mid kick.
Madog lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Madog throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Madog slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Jab from Barbosa.
Madog takes one to the chin there.
Madog lands a front kick.
Nice jab there from Madog.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the body.
Madog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Madog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
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 takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Madog can pounce on him.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Madog's shoulder, as Madog tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Madog bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
letting Madog counter with a right hand.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Madog misses.
Madog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madog connects with a single shot there.
Madog looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Madog lands with a right hand.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iolyn Madog dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Madog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Madog.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Madog is just out of range.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Madog.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Madog moves out of range.
Madog loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Madog. That one must have hurt.
Madog connects with a nice looking jab.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madog misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Madog moved out of range.
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Madog's body.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a double jab.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Madog counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barbosa doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Madog counter with a right hand.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Madog scores with a kick to the body.
Barbosa takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
Madog is looking to counter with a body kick.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Madog counters with a left to the body.
Madog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Madog lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Madog.
Madog with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa lands a head kick. Madog smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Madog.
Madog stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Madog works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
Madog swinging wildly here.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Madog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Madog thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Madog lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Madog throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Madog wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Madog plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barbosa cracks Madog with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Iolyn Madog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Madog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Madog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Madog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madog takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Madog moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madog.
And Madog counters with a quick kick to the body but Barbosa blocks it.
Madog paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Madog getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
and Madog counters with a leg kick.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Madog. That one must have hurt.
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!
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Madog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madog lands a body shot.
Madog with a nice cross.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcelo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Madog lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa 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 monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Madog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madog wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Madog counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iolyn Madog showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Madog 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iolyn Madog!
After winning the bout, Iolyn Madog thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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