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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caio Barbosa (ranked 1397 p4p, 155 weight class) and Edward Conan (ranked 2216 p4p, 219 weight class). Edward Conan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caio Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Conan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conan misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Edward Conan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conan throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Conan looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa attempts a counter takedown but Conan avoids it well and moves away.
Conan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Conan misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Conan misses the jab.
Conan misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from Conan.
Conan looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Conan throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Nice shot lands for Conan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan swinging wildly here.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Conan misses.
Barbosa feinted with a counter takedown.
Conan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Conan connects with a body shot.
Conan sizes up Barbosa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Conan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Conan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Conan.
Barbosa feinted with a counter takedown.
We've been hearing reports that Barbosa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan jabs at Barbosa's body.
Conan tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Conan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Conan sprawls and moves away.
Conan digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
Edward Conan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conan takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Conan lands a body shot.
Conan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Conan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Conan.
Conan wants to clinch but Barbosa slips to the side
and Barbosa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Barbosa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Conan!
Barbosa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barbosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Conan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Barbosa.
Conan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Barbosa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conan is looking to get to half guard.
Barbosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Conan is looking to escape.
Conan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Barbosa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Barbosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Conan is looking to escape.
Barbosa is really struggling to control Conan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Conan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Conan looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Conan misses with a hook.
Conan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Conan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Conan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa feinted with a counter takedown.
Conan scores with a hook.
Conan just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan misses with a combination
and Barbosa counters with a takedown into side control.
Conan tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barbosa is controlling the pace.
Barbosa wants to work for an arm triangle but Conan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbosa is looking for a kimura here.
Conan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Conan has hold of Barbosa's hands but Barbosa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Conan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barbosa working Conan over with strikes.
Barbosa lands with a punch from half guard.
Conan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Conan is refusing to be controlled, as Barbosa sits in half guard.
Conan tries to roll over but Barbosa keeps him under control.
Caio Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Conan controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barbosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Barbosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barbosa scoring with some ground and pound.
Barbosa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Conan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conan looking for a sweep. Not yet Conan, not yet.
Barbosa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Conan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa is stalling in the full guard.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Conan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Conan has wrist control.
Barbosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Conan is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Conan works the jab nicely.
Conan jabs at Barbosa's body.
A swing and a miss from Conan.
Edward Conan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conan lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Conan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edward Conan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Conan scores with a shot to the body.
Conan misses with a combination
and Barbosa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Conan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Conan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa forces his way into half guard.
Barbosa is looking to advance position but Conan won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Barbosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barbosa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barbosa controlling the action here.
Barbosa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Conan defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barbosa trying to control from half guard but Conan is working away.
Barbosa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barbosa is working for a kimura but Conan is defending it quite comfortably.
Conan is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Barbosa jumps into side control!
Barbosa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Conan is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa happy to just control the position for now.
Conan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barbosa.
Barbosa working the ground and pound from side control.
Barbosa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Conan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Barbosa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Edward Conan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barbosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barbosa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barbosa wants to control but Conan is keeping him busy.
Barbosa working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Conan's thigh. Conan counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Barbosa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Conan's head.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Conan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caio Barbosa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Conan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Edward Conan!
The defeated Caio Barbosa had this to say: 'I think he did very well and would like the chance to avenge this victory. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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