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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soujiro Arashikage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Igor Barbosa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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193 cm
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203 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Soujiro Arashikage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa is trying to trip Arashikage. He has hold of a leg but Arashikage is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Barbosa persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barbosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arashikage is keeping the position for now.
Barbosa trying to control but Arashikage is working from the bottom.
Barbosa won't allow Arashikage to get back to his feet.
Barbosa is standing up over Arashikage. Arashikage looks to escape but Barbosa dives into side control.
Arashikage wants to get back to his feet but Barbosa drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arashikage trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa trying to control the action but Arashikage is working from the bottom.
Arashikage is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Arashikage seems a little lost for a moment, as Barbosa dominates the positioning.
Arashikage is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa happy to just control the position for now.
It looks like Barbosa might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Arashikage is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barbosa is controlling him well.
Barbosa just content to control the position.
Arashikage wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa just content to control the position.
Arashikage is trying to buck Barbosa off.
Arashikage is being controlled here.
Arashikage is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barbosa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Arashikage explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Arashikage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Igor Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa tries to land a leg kick but Arashikage saw it coming and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arashikage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arashikage lands a head kick. Barbosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barbosa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Arashikage to the mat! Arashikage manages to get full guard.
Arashikage can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barbosa controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Soujiro Arashikage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igor Barbosa'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.
Arashikage is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Arashikage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arashikage.
Arashikage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arashikage tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
so Barbosa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barbosa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barbosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Arashikage is retaining full guard.
Arashikage pushes Barbosa off and scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Arashikage.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Arashikage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arashikage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arashikage tries a head kick but it misses.
Arashikage throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Arashikage tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Arashikage lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Arashikage is trying to stand up here but Barbosa is controlling him well.
Barbosa is controlling the pace.
Barbosa stops Arashikage from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arashikage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Arashikage tries to get out of the position.
Arashikage tries to kick Barbosa off in order to stand up. Barbosa Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Arashikage is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbosa controlling from side mount.
Barbosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arashikage keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arashikage seems a little lost for a moment, as Barbosa dominates the positioning.
Arashikage wants to get back to his feet but Barbosa drags him back down.
Barbosa trying to control the action but Arashikage is working from the bottom.
Arashikage trying to remain calm as Barbosa controls from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Arashikage is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa just content to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa wants to control but Arashikage is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Soujiro Arashikage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igor Barbosa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Arashikage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Arashikage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arashikage wants to clinch.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Arashikage.
Soujiro Arashikage is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barbosa wants to control but Arashikage is keeping him busy.
Arashikage is trying to stand back up but Barbosa is controlling him
Barbosa is keen to just control but Arashikage is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Barbosa tries to control but Arashikage wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa controlling the position easily from mount.
Igor Barbosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barbosa won't let Arashikage get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Barbosa controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Arashikage wants to get back to his feet.
Arashikage is trying to stand but he's just given Barbosa his back.
What can Arashikage do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arashikage is trying to stand back up.
What can Arashikage do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arashikage has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Arashikage is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Barbosa gets his way!
What can Arashikage do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arashikage is trying to get back to his feet but Barbosa has full control of the position and if anything, Arashikage has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arashikage has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Igor Barbosa!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Igor Barbosa!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Igor Barbosa!
Igor Barbosa wins by unanimous decision!
Igor Barbosa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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