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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bento Barboza (ranked 310 p4p, 399 weight class) and Hargol Svenkter (ranked 21 p4p, 21 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. Svenkter has chosen heavy bass test as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 27 - 10 - 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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hargol Svenkter!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenkter digs a good body shot into Barboza's ribs.
Barboza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barboza avoids the body shot from Svenkter.
Barboza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Svenkter tests Barboza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Bento Barboza has been cut.
Barboza throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Hargol Svenkter has been cut.
Svenkter moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svenkter! But no joy.
Barboza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza throws a hook to the side of Svenkter's head but Svenkter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svenkter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barboza throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza tries to score with a low kick but Svenkter moves his leg out of the way.
Barboza lands with a nice body kick.
Barboza moves out of range of the strikes.
Barboza throws a quick counter kick to the body but Svenkter avoids it.
Barboza misses with a left hand
and Svenkter counters with a nice body kick.
Svenkter scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svenkter. Barboza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barboza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Svenkter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bento Barboza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Svenkter as he connects with a hook.
Barboza misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barboza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Svenkter throws a shot from downtown. Barboza moves away and avoids it.
Barboza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barboza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svenkter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barboza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svenkter throws a hook to the side of Barboza's head but Barboza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barboza walks into a stiff left hand from Svenkter.
Barboza lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Svenkter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Svenkter punishes Barboza's body with a nice straight punch.
Barboza moves out of range as Svenkter strikes.
Barboza is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Svenkter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Svenkter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Svenkter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barboza throws a wild body kick that Svenkter sees coming a mile off.
Svenkter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barboza.
It seemed like Svenkter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Svenkter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barboza is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barboza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barboza throws a low kick, looking for Svenkter's leg but Svenkter calmly moves out of range.
Svenkter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Hargol Svenkter's cut even more.
Good standup being displayed there by Barboza as he connects with a hook.
Svenkter cracks Barboza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svenkter scores with a jab to the head.
Svenkter missing with a left hand there. Barboza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Svenkter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hargol Svenkter will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Svenkter with a nice cross.
Svenkter misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barboza. Svenkter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svenkter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Svenkter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Svenkter lands a front kick.
Barboza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Barboza.
Svenkter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Svenkter misses with a left hand
and Barboza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenkter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hargol Svenkter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svenkter throws a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barboza!
Svenkter feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Barboza sprawling to the canvas! Barboza rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Svenkter finish him?!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barboza might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Svenkter sends Barboza crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Svenkter is motioning to the referee to let Barboza up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Barboza is rocked!
Bento Barboza's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barboza works the jab nicely.
Barboza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barboza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barboza staying out of range there.
Barboza swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svenkter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Svenkter cracks Barboza with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Svenkter has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Barboza to stand back up!
Oh Barboza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svenkter cracks Barboza with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Barboza looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Svenkter finish him?
A leg kick checked by Barboza.
Svenkter just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBarboza.
Barboza seems to have got his legs back now.
Svenkter misses with an uppercut
and Barboza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - Svenkter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barboza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svenkter.
Svenkter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza throws a shot from downtown. Svenkter moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svenkter! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Barboza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svenkter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Svenkter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barboza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Svenkter.
Barboza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Svenkter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooh!!! Svenkter has knocked Barboza down with a huge combo! Svenkter steps away and waves a wobbly Barboza back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Barboza moves out of range as Svenkter strikes.
Barboza half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svenkter throws a hook but Barboza blocks it.
Barboza seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barboza slips a straight right by Svenkter.
Svenkter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barboza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barboza moves away from the strike by Svenkter.
Svenkter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Svenkter connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svenkter scoring well with a low kick there.
Barboza digs a good body shot into Svenkter's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hargol Svenkter 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.
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. This is the final round!
Svenkter slips a jab from Barboza.
Barboza throws a jab but it's blocked by Svenkter.
Svenkter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barboza wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Svenkter scores with a shot to the body.
Jab from Svenkter.
Svenkter throws a shot from downtown. Barboza moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svenkter throws a hook to the side of Barboza's head but Barboza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barboza tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Svenkter manages to circle out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Svenkter.
Svenkter flicks out a counter leg kick but Barboza steps away.
Svenkter cracks Barboza with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Svenkter has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Barboza to stand back up!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza glances at the clock... BAM! Svenkter nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Barboza crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Barboza is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hargol Svenkter!
Hargol Svenkter was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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