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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ascension Bjj Expert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Barbosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Barbosa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ascension Bjj Expert!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barbosa not doing much here.
Bjj Expert pushes Barbosa off looking to stand but Barbosa dives back in and keeps control.
Bjj Expert is refusing to be controlled, as Barbosa sits in half guard.
Barbosa with the ground and pound but Bjj Expert uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bjj Expert keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Barbosa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Hector Barbosa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bjj Expert fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barbosa is looking to slow Bjj Expert down with leg kicks.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Bjj Expert circles away.
Barbosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barbosa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bjj Expert did well to prevent Barbosa getting side control.
Bjj Expert regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barbosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Bjj Expert manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bjj Expert tries to push Barbosa's head away but Barbosa is holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is desperately trying to improve his position but Bjj Expert has a good base and remains in mount.
Bjj Expert gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
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!
Bjj Expert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Bjj Expert tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barbosa defends well and Bjj Expert ends up having to push Barbosa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bjj Expert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Bjj Expert controls his hands.
Barbosa trying to land knees to the body.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bjj Expert wants to get back to striking at distance but Barbosa won't allow it.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Bjj Expert controls his hands.
Bjj Expert blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to work over Bjj Expert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa is struggling to control the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Bjj Expert.
Barbosa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on Bjj Expert - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to work over Bjj Expert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Barbosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bjj Expert is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bjj Expert swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjj Expert manages to break the clinch.
Hector Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa lands a high kick!
It looks like Ascension Bjj Expert has been cut.
Barbosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ascension Bjj Expert's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bjj Expert shoots in looking for a takedown. Barbosa tries to sprawl out of it but Bjj Expert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barbosa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Bjj Expert has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Bjj Expert.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Bjj Expert's head.
Bjj Expert is working for takedown but Barbosa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barbosa stalling against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bjj Expert.
Bjj Expert stalling in the clinch but Barbosa improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to work over Bjj Expert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bjj Expert misses with a knee strike.
Bjj Expert holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bjj Expert wants to stall.
Bjj Expert unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barbosa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barbosa letting Bjj Expert take a breather here.
Bjj Expert blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Bjj Expert wants to break free but Barbosa has control.
Barbosa misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa tries to stall but Bjj Expert uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barbosa scores with a knee to the head.
Barbosa tries to land a knee to the head but Bjj Expert blocks with his arms.
Barbosa wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barbosa is trying to maintain a safe position but Bjj Expert gets an underhook and turns Barbosa into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Barbosa.
Bjj Expert blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Bjj Expert trying to control the position but instead, Barbosa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bjj Expert into the cage.
Barbosa is leaning against Bjj Expert and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bjj Expert is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barbosa looking to stall.
Barbosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bjj Expert or not.
Barbosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to maintain a safe position but Bjj Expert gets an underhook and turns Barbosa into the cage.
Bjj Expert is pushing Barbosa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bjj Expert letting Barbosa take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hector Barbosa.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Bjj Expert chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Bjj Expert shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barbosa as he avoids it easily.
Hector Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ascension Bjj Expert.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjj Expert shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barbosa as he avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barbosa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bjj Expert has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bjj Expert and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bjj Expert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barbosa but Barbosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ascension Bjj Expert's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bjj Expert takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bjj Expert is out of range.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Bjj Expert's ribcage. Bjj Expert let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bjj Expert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bjj Expert wants to stall.
Barbosa stalls.
Bjj Expert managing to block the knees to the body from Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barbosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bjj Expert.
Bjj Expert just leaning against Barbosa, taking a breather.
Barbosa is trying to maintain a safe position but Bjj Expert gets an underhook and turns Barbosa into the cage.
Barbosa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barbosa misses with a knee to the head.
Bjj Expert is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bjj Expert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barbosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjj Expert is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barbosa tries to break the clinch but Bjj Expert is controlling the position.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Bjj Expert controls his hands.
I was talking to Barbosa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Bjj Expert.
The referee calls for Bjj Expert to work.
Bjj Expert lands an elbow just above Barbosa 's eye.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa trying to land knees to the body.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control the position but instead, Bjj Expert has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbosa into the cage.
Bjj Expert blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Bjj Expert stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barbosa as Bjj Expert tries to tie him up.
A bit of stalling here from Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjj Expert wants to take the fight to the mat but Barbosa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Barbosa tries a knee to the head but Bjj Expert blocks it.
Hector Barbosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbosa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bjj Expert wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbosa.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bjj Expert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ascension Bjj Expert's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbosa throws a head kick but Bjj Expert moves out of range.
Bjj Expert blocks a low kick nicely.
Bjj Expert throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
No luck for Bjj Expert with that takedown attempt.
Barbosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bjj Expert checks it well.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. Bjj Expert looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bjj Expert moves away.
Bjj Expert fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bjj Expert checks a leg kick nicely.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Bjj Expert's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjj Expert checks a leg kick nicely.
Bjj Expert shoots in but no luck this time.
Bjj Expert shoots and misses
and Barbosa counters by moving into the clinch.
Hector Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ascension Bjj Expert.
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bjj Expert loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Bjj Expert fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bjj Expert shoots in and drives through. Barbosa sprawls well.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a hook but Bjj Expert avoids it easily.
Bjj Expert fails with the takedown
and Barbosa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bjj Expert managing to block the knees to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Bjj Expert.
Bjj Expert has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Barbosa regains guard immediately.
Bjj Expert is fighting to break Barbosa's control of his arms but Barbosa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjj Expert has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barbosa is proving hard to escape from.
Barbosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bjj Expert's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjj Expert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bjj Expert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barbosa is controlling him.
Bjj Expert wants to improve his position but instead Barbosa has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjj Expert pushes Barbosa off looking to stand but Barbosa dives back in and keeps control.
Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bjj Expert has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bjj Expert trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjj Expert looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barbosa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bjj Expert's head.
Barbosa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barbosa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bjj Expert's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa had his way with Ascension Bjj Expert in that round.
The cut man is working on Ascension Bjj Expert's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barbosa throws a low kick but Bjj Expert avoids it.
Bjj Expert shoots and misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice leg kick.
Bjj Expert moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Bjj Expert does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bjj Expert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barbosa swivels and escapes.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Bjj Expert shoots in looking for a takedown. Barbosa tries to sprawl out of it but Bjj Expert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barbosa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hector Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ascension Bjj Expert.
Barbosa lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa dives in and grabs Bjj Expert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bjj Expert pushes down on Barbosa's head and hops out.
Barbosa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barbosa wants it to stay on the feet.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Bjj Expert shoots in looking for a takedown. Barbosa tries to sprawl out of it but Bjj Expert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barbosa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bjj Expert is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barbosa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hector Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjj Expert tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt - Bjj Expert sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa keeps Bjj Expert at a distance using the push kick.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bjj Expert shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barbosa defends it nicely.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Bjj Expert moves out of range.
Bjj Expert moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bjj Expert is defended easily by Barbosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Bjj Expert tries to clinch
and Barbosa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bjj Expert lands with a left to the head.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bjj Expert backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bjj Expert as Barbosa tries to tie him up.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bjj Expert managing to block the knees to the body from Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjj Expert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bjj Expert slowing the pace effectively.
Bjj Expert's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bjj Expert is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bjj Expert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hector Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barbosa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjj Expert stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbosa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Barbosa!
Hector Barbosa retains his featherweight title!
Hector Barbosa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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