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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bento Barboza (ranked 5581 p4p, 5579 weight class) and Elifasi Msomi (ranked 141 p4p, 142 weight class). Barboza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Angel Of Death. Msomi has chosen 1955 Axe Killer as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Solid boxing
Very strong
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bento Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elifasi Msomi!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Msomi moves away.
Msomi misses the shot to the body.
Msomi scores with a nice strike.
A lazy left from Msomi finds it's target.
Barboza misses the jab.
Barboza slips under a jab.
Msomi throws out a powerful jab.
Barboza missing with a left hand there. Msomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barboza scores with a hook.
It looks like Elifasi Msomi has been cut.
The fighters circling - Msomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barboza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Msomis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Msomi stuns Barboza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Msomi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barboza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Msomi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Elifasi Msomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Msomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Msomi fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Msomi misses.
Msomi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barboza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Msomi misses with a wild body shot.
Msomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barboza moves away.
Barboza wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barboza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barboza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Msomi scores with a sloppy right hand. Barboza should have avoided that one.
Barboza ducks under a wild hook from Msomi.
Barboza throws an off balance right hand
and Msomi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barboza thinking.
Msomi lands with a nice combination. Barboza backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Msomi lands a jab to Barboza's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza dodges the punch combination from Msomi.
Barboza looks to score with a jab to the body but Msomi is just out of range.
Barboza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barboza wants to clinch up but Msomi keeps it at a distance.
Msomi connects with a jab.
Msomi cracks Barboza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Msomi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barboza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Msomi throws a body punch but Barboza moves out of range.
Msomi misses with a body punch
and Barboza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barboza misses with an uppercut. Msomi saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elifasi Msomi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elifasi Msomi'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.
Msomi misses with a body shot
and Barboza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barboza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Msomi backwards.
Msomi struggles to land a body shot inside as Barboza controls his hands.
Msomi is trying to force a seperation but Barboza has the dominant position.
Msomi tries a body shot but Barboza blocks it.
Msomi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barboza's elbow.
Barboza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Msomi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Msomi prevents a body shot from Barboza.
Msomi tries a body shot but Barboza blocks it.
Msomi blocks an uppercut.
Msomi tries to throw a body punch but Barboza avoids it by throwing Msomi back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barboza.
Barboza lands with a right to the head.
Barboza misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barboza tries to throw a body punch but Msomi avoids it by throwing Barboza back against the ropes.
Msomi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Msomi.
Msomi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Msomi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barboza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Msomi backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Msomi blocking some punches.
Barboza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barboza throws a head punch that misses.
Msomi is working Barboza over against the ropes.
Msomi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barboza seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Msomi can turn it around.
Msomi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barboza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Msomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Msomi looks to land a right hand but Barboza moved out of range.
Barboza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Msomi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Msomi scores with a shot to the body.
Msomi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barboza avoids the body shot from Msomi.
Msomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barboza throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Msomi to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Bento Barboza has been cut.
Barboza moves away from the strike by Msomi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Msomi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Msomi! But no joy.
Msomi throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barboza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barboza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barboza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Msomi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Msomi connects with a looping right hand.
Elifasi Msomi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Msomi throws a body shot but no joy.
Msomi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barboza's hands.
Msomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barboza.
Barboza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Msomi's hands.
That has opened up Elifasi Msomi's cut even more.
Msomi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some wild striking there from Msomi.
It looked like Barboza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elifasi Msomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Msomi misses the shot to the body.
Elifasi Msomi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big left from Barboza misses.
Msomi lands a slapping body shot.
Msomi swings for the body but Barboza moves out of range.
Barboza tries to counter by clinching up but Msomi breaks away and moves out of range.
Msomi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barboza throws a lazy uppercut
and Msomi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barboza thinking.
Msomi misses with a hook.
Msomi lands a nice shot to the body.
A cross from Msomi lands.
Barboza misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Msomi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barboza throws a jab when Msomi was well out of range.
Msomi throws a counter combo.
Msomi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barboza in his tracks.
Barboza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barboza misses with a hook
and Msomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Msomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barboza.
Barboza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Msomi.
Msomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Barboza.
Msomi lands with a cross.
Msomi misses with a looping left.
Msomi swings for the body but Barboza moves out of range.
Barboza tries to counter by clinching up but Msomi breaks away and moves out of range.
Barboza walks into a stiff left hand from Msomi.
Barboza misses with a hook
and Msomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Msomi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barboza.
Msomi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Msomi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barboza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Msomi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Msomi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Msomi with a nice cross.
Barboza throws a hook but Msomi blocks it.
Bento Barboza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Barboza misses.
Barboza misses with a body punch
letting Msomi counter with a right hand.
Msomi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barboza takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Msomi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barboza's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barboza. Msomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Msomi jabs Barboza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Msomi lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elifasi Msomi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Msomi 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elifasi Msomi!
A victorious Elifasi Msomi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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