Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: STRIKE! 12
Date: Apr 27, 2024

#R1#
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Kenny Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith walks into a left hand. #CUT2#It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith scores with a hook.
Barbosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barbosa counters with a left to the body.
Smith tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
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!
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Barbosa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith connects with a leg kick.
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #CUT2#Kenny Smith's cut is getting worse.
Barbosa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barbosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick. #T2#
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Smith cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A left lands for Smith.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Smith.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Barbosa only half commits.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target. #CL2#
Barbosa instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Junior Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Smith is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.#CL2#
Barbosa darts in and clinches Smith up against the ropes.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Barbosa as the two fighters clinch.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Barbosa gets an underhook and turns Smith into the ropes.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards. #T1#
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike.
Barbosa gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Junior Barbosa has been cut.#BC2#
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith lands a high kick!
Smith misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Smith cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Barbosa connects with a nice looking jab. #CL2#
Barbosa closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the ropes.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Junior Barbosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barbosa is working Smith over against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT2#Kenny Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barbosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Barbosa tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Barbosa gets an underhook and turns Smith into the ropes.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Barbosa 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Barbosa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice body kick.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.#CL#
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Barbosa in a clinch.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbosa is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Barbosa throws an elbow but misses. #T1#
Smith taking a breather.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Barbosa saw it coming and moves away.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.#KD2#
Barbosa cracks Smith with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Smith is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Smith is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!#ROC2#Smith is rocked!#CUT2#Jeez, Kenny Smith's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kenny Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Junior Barbosa!
Junior Barbosa is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Junior Barbosa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Kenny Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'You bastard! You killed Kenny!'.

Event: Strike! - Gunslingers
Date: Apr 14, 2024

#R1#
Yuldashev 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 hook.
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to clinch there but Yuldashev circles away.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yuldashev.
Yuldashev throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Yuldashev lands a high kick!
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL#
Barbosa has Yuldashev up against the ropes in a clinch. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Yuldashev is having none of it.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Yuldashev avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Temirbek Yuldashev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa scores with a big combo that sends Yuldashev crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Yuldashev flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Barbosa jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Barbosa!
Our winner, Junior Barbosa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Nfld FN 50
Date: Nov 16, 2023

#R1#
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kouame throws out the jab.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Kouame.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Kouame swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Kouame misses the target.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Kouame.
Barbosa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice uppercut there from Kouame.
Barbosa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kouame misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kouame misses with a straight left.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Kouame.
A big right from Kouame misses.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick.
Kouame missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kouame bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kouame throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kouame throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kouame misses with a straight left.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kouame.#CL2#
Barbosa clinches.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
A shot in the inside from Kouame.
Kouame 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.
Kouame avoids a wild elbow strike from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws an elbow that misses.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kouame.
Barbosa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kouame misses with the head strike.
Barbosa tries to stall but Kouame uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kouame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kouame tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kouame.#T2#
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kouame swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kouame's hands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbosa. That's going to slow Kouame down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kouame is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Kouame.
Kouame misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Kouame there.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kouame finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head. #CUT#It looks like Junior Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa defending well as Kouame loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa wants to clinch up but Kouame keeps it at a distance.
Kouame throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a leg kick that knocks Kouame off balance momentarily.
Kouame loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
A slow jab from Kouame misses its intended target.
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Kouame moves his leg out of the way.#T3#
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kouame lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Kouame throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC2#Kouame is rocked!
Barbosa cracks Kouame with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kouame tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Barbosa pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kouame is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Barbosa!
During a confident post fight interview, Junior Barbosa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Nfld live 49
Date: Oct 28, 2023

#R1#
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A leg kick checked by Barbosa.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa shoots in but Barnes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Barbosa tests Barnes 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at QUBE Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barnes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barnes tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Barnes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barnes is looking for a counter combo.
Junior Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa tries to counter with a clinch but Barnes shakes him off and moves away.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes .
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.#T2#
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes slips a straight right by Barbosa.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa lands a jab.
Barbosa works over Barnes 's head and body with a nice combination.
Barbosa feints and then cracks Barnes 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
Barnes connects with a leg kick.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick #TD#
and Barnes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Barnes postures up in Barbosa's guard and throws a big left but Barbosa blocks it. #SUB2#
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnes trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa manages to get to full guard.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T4##SUB2#
Barbosa looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Barnes has picked Barbosa up and slammed him! Barbosa can't keep hold of the triangle and Barnes manages to pass to side control!
Barbosa is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes scoring with punches and elbows.
Barnes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barnes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Barnes scoring with punches and elbows.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Barbosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Barbosa is trying to get back to half guard.
Barbosa tries to control but Barnes manages to take his back.
Barbosa avoids the strikes from Barnes .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa jabs at Barnes 's body.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Derrick Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Junior Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
A little feinted left hand from Barnes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes attempts a counter takedown but Barbosa avoids it well and moves away.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there #TD#
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barbosa looking to control.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Barbosa looking for subs off his back but Barnes has passed one foot through into half guard.
Barbosa has hold of Barnes 's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barbosa wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Barnes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barbosa is just riding it out for now. Barnes eventually gives up the hold. #T2#
Barbosa is looking to get back to full guard here but Barnes has managed to pass to side control instead.
Barnes scoring with punches and elbows.
Barbosa tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Barnes easily slips into full mount!
Barbosa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa is in a horrible position here. Barnes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barnes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barbosa looks a forlorn figure. #T3#
Barnes landing strikes from the mount and Barbosa is in trouble!
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barbosa?
Barnes 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.
Barbosa is desperately trying to improve his position but Barnes has a good base and remains in mount.
Barnes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barbosa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Barnes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Barnes breaks from Barbosa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Barnes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas. #ROC#Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa working to try and regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa manages to regain half guard. Good work. #T4#
Barnes throwing shots but Barbosa is blocking nicely.
Barbosa tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Barbosa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes is nestled in close to Barbosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barbosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barbosa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barbosa is looking to improve his position.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Barnes dominated that second round.
That's time! Barnes 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnes lands an overhand right.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combo that has Barnes backing up. Barnes nods at Barbosa to acknowledge the strikes.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Barbosa tries to clinch #TD#
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes lands a nice forearm strike.
Barbosa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Derrick Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T1#
Barnes controlling the position from side mount.
Barnes in side control, throwing shots but Barbosa defends.
Barbosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barnes wants to take a breather but Barbosa manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Barnes .
Barbosa trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
Barnes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barbosa controls Barnes momentarily but Barnes frees himself. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barnes pushing down on Barbosa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barbosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes .
Barbosa is trying to get back to full guard.
Barbosa has his hands clasped together around Barnes 's back. He's all about the action.
Barnes working Barbosa over with strikes.
Barbosa is looking to improve his position.
Barnes wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy. #T3#
Barbosa is looking to control Barnes 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barbosa avoid being mounted?
Barnes trying to pass the guard but Barbosa defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to Barbosa's temple.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnes wants to free his trapped foot but Barbosa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barbosa tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Well, if Barnes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Barnes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T4#
Barbosa is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Barnes .
Junior Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes lands a couple of good shots and Barbosa has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Barnes lands with a hammerfist to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barnes scores with strikes from the back.
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!
Barnes has Barbosa flattened out and is raining down punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Barnes !
During a confident post fight interview, Derrick Barnes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Nfld live 46
Date: Sep 30, 2023

#R1#
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver misses with the combination.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thunder Gym in the buildup to the fight.#CL2#
Silver drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the cage.
Silver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbosa is defending well for now.
Silver tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa trying to control the position but instead, Silver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbosa into the cage.
Silver lands a shoulder strike.
Silver tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa digs a right hand into Silver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silver's gas tank.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver lands a right hand.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver lands a right hand.
Silver misses with a body punch. #T1#
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa works on Silver's body with a couple of short punches.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Silver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Silver lands a right hand.
Silver prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barbosa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa leaning against his opponent.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Silver misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Silver clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silver tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Silver. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#CL#
Barbosa moves into range and clinches up with Silver.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Silver. #BC#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Silver blocks the leg kick. #T3#
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
A low kick from Silver misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice leg kick.
Silver wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Silver. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Barbosa tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silver avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Silver wants to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch position.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Silver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Silver scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Silver unleashes a big counter combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T4#
Silver takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Silver is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Silver.
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!
Silver lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa fails to land the takedown.
Silver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Silver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbosa blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Barbosa misses its target.
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Terry Silver will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Silver throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silver.
Silver swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Good work by Silver as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Silver moves into range and clinches up with Barbosa.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silver trying to land knees to the body.
Silver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Barbosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbosa. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa digs a good hook to Silver's body.
Silver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silver misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a nice leg kick.
Silver misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Barbosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbosa. #BC#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terry Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa misses with a low kick as Silver jumps back.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Silver takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.#T2#
A low kick from Silver is predictable there #CL#
and Barbosa moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.#BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa connects with the punch.
That kick from Silver tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Terry Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Silver.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Silver rushes Barbosa and presses him up against the cage.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silver misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Barbosa as the two fighters clinch.
Silver gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT2#It looks like Junior Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa avoiding damage as Silver throws knees to the body.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Silver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.
Silver tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silver swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T4#
Barbosa lands with a straight right. Silver didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Silver throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silver swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Silver misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Silver staying out of range there.
Silver connects with a crisp jab.
Silver tries to work over Barbosa's front leg with a kick but Barbosa checks it.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Silver takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Silver moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Silver's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Junior Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Junior Barbosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Silver throws a leg kick
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
Silver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Silver is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Silver throws a combination that misses
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Silver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Silver sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silver counters with a body kick.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver misses the body punch
and Barbosa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silver really felt that one!
Silver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Silver.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silver tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
Barbosa throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Silver scores with a nice head shot.
Silver scores with a punch to the head.
Barbosa is looking to slow Silver down with leg kicks.
Silver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to counter by clinching up but Silver breaks away and moves out of range.
Silver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Silver moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silver wants to clinch.#T3#
Barbosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Silver off the cage and back into range.
Barbosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa throws a hook but Silver blocks it.
Silver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barbosa.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
Silver misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silver scores with a one two! Barbosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silver punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Silver tries to score with a low kick but Barbosa moves his leg out of the way.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Silver lands with a nice body punch.
Silver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silver throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silver.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Silver throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Junior Barbosa.
I think Barbosa 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Barbosa!
Our winner, Junior Barbosa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SYN 1002 Maluga vs Washington
Date: Jul 14, 2023

#R1#
Barbosa closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CL2#
Barbosa gets a clinch.
Lew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lew.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Lew blocks it.
Lew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A short right from Lew on the inside.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Lew blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Lew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lew lands with a right to the head.
Lew lands a shoulder strike.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Lew.
A short body shot lands from Lew as the two fighters clinch.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lew misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lew takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T1#
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lew tries to land a knee to the head but Barbosa blocks with his arms.
A short left from Lew.
Lew lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lew.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Lew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Lew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Lew stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Barbosa - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Lew on the inside.
Lew can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lew lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards. #T2#
Barbosa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lew presses Barbosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barbosa stalling the fight.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Lew lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Lew lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Lew misses with the head strike.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa with the inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Lew avoids the punch easily.
Lew connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut lands for Lew. That snapped Barbosa's head back. #CUT#It looks like Junior Barbosa has been cut.#T3#
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lew throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lew.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa misses with the combination.
Lew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #KD#
Lew sends Barbosa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lew is motioning to the referee to let Barbosa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lew throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Lew lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Lew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4#
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lew blocks a jab.
Lew is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa cracks Lew with an open hand slap.
Lew lands an overhand right.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Lew clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #ROC#Barbosa is rocked!
Lew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL2#
Barbosa takes the fight into the clinch.
Lew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lew scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Lew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Barbosa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Lew misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Lew drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lew is out of range and Barbosa settles back down.
Lew chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Barbosa throws a hook but Lew blocks it.
Lew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa unleashes a big counter combination but Lew bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lew jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Lew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Lew lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Lew throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Lew displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbosa. #T1#
Barbosa wants to slow Lew down by chopping away at his legs. #CL2#
Barbosa darts in and clinches Lew up against the cage.
Barbosa avoiding damage as Lew throws knees to the body.
Lew blocks an elbow strike from Barbosa.
Stalling in the clinch from Lew.
Lew misses with some punches.
Lew is struggling to control the position.
Lew blocking some punches. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa with a jab.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Lew counters with a good low kick that Barbosa was not able to check. #KD#
Lew cracks Barbosa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lew has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Barbosa to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Barbosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Lew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa. #T2#
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Lew.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lew digs a right hand underneath Barbosa's ribcage. Barbosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Julius Lew has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Lew throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Lew tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lew is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Lew lands an uppercut.
Lew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Lew looking to throw knees to the head but Barbosa is blocking nicely.
Lew presses Barbosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Come on Barbosa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short uppercut from Lew.
Lew tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Lew avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lew's elbow.
Barbosa is trying to stall. #BC#
Lew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lew takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Lew takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lew dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Lew.
Lew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa lands a jab.
Barbosa defending well as Lew loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Lew's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
A slow jab from Lew misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lew misses with a leg kick.
Barbosa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Lew jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Barbosa moves into range and clinches up with Lew.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lew.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Lew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Lew dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Barbosa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Barbosa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lew misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lew.
Lew looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Lew wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Julius Lew is winning the standup battle so far.
Lew darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lew throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a thumping low kick.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa motions for Lew to come forward. Barbosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Lew misses with a few strikes there. #T1##CL2#
Barbosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lew swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Lew misses.
A punch combination from Barbosa misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lew.
Lew throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Lew misses.
Lew's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Lew takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Barbosa tests Lew's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Lew misses with an uppercut.
Lew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Lew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lew looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Lew takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbosa.
Lew throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Lew misses the jab.
Lew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Lew's shoulder, as Lew tries to avoid the shot.
Lew misses with a body punch
and Lew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
That kick from Barbosa tenderised Lew's leg. Lew is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Barbosa misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lew throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
Jab, jab by Lew - just one landing.
Barbosa slips a jab from Lew.
Barbosa lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Lew finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Lew misses the jab.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lew.
Barbosa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lew jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Lew finish him?#T4#
Lew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Lew.
Barbosa seems to have recovered his senses.#KD#
Lew drops Barbosa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Barbosa looks back up at him and smiles so Lew waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa tries to clinch but Lew is having none of it.
Lew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Julius Lew is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbosa looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lew lands a right hand from hell, dropping Barbosa. Lew pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Lew!
Julius Lew decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SYN 995 Olsen vs Kilo
Date: Jun 21, 2023

#R1#
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tepes lV fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Tepes lV misses with a straight left.
Barbosa throws a hook but Tepes lV avoids it easily.
Tepes lV tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Tepes lV throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa feints a jab promting Tepes lV to slip. Barbosa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tepes lV slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tepes lV drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.
Barbosa moves forwards but Tepes lV connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tepes lV lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tepes lV paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tepes lV is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Barbosa clinches with his opponent. #T1#
Tepes lV wants to stall.
Tepes lV blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Tepes lV breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Tepes lV walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tepes lV takes one to the side of the head.
Tepes lV shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barbosa sprawls well. Barbosa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tepes lV gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tepes lV. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa sizes up Tepes lV with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T2#
Tepes lV thuds a left hand into Barbosa's body.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
It seemed like Tepes lV was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Junior Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Tepes lV connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!#CL#
Barbosa drives through and clinches with Tepes lV against the cage.
Barbosa lands a shot to the body.
Tepes lV blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tepes lV is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barbosa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tepes lVs head.
Tepes lV tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Barbosa.
A short right from Tepes lV.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tepes lV. #T3#
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Tepes lV's ribcage. Tepes lV let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Tepes lV.
Tepes lV lands a left hand.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Tepes lV slowing the pace effectively.
Tepes lV takes a shot to the head.
Tepes lV has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tepes lV looking to stall.
Tepes lV lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Tepes lV tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barbosa tries to work over Tepes lV's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tepes lV's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T4##BC2#
Tepes lV escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Tepes lV counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes lV drops an elbow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Tepes lV there.
Barbosa is refusing to be controlled, as Tepes lV sits in half guard.
Tepes lV lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barbosa tries to roll over but Tepes lV keeps him under control.
Barbosa is staying active underneath Tepes lV, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa wants to improve his position but Tepes lV is controlling well.
Tepes lV looks to land a strike but Barbosa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Barbosa dominated that round.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Tepes lV avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Tepes lV with a series of wild strikes but Tepes lV uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tepes lV throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Junior Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tepes lV throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa misses with a combination
and Tepes lV counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tepes lV lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tepes lV takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A left and a right from Barbosa both land. Nice combination.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tepes lV bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tepes lV takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tepes lV throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T1#
Tepes lV lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tepes lV slips a jab from Barbosa.
Tepes lV dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
Tepes lV throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Tepes lV.
Tepes lV throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
Tepes lV looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barbosa is fending him off so far but Tepes lV persists. Nope, Barbosa circles away and we're back to standing.
Barbosa tries a low kick but Tepes lV avoids it.
Tepes lV throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut there from Tepes lV.
Tepes lV slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Tepes lV drops his hands momentarily and Barbosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL#
Barbosa clinches up with Tepes lV and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut. #T2#
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws an elbow but it misses.
Barbosa gets underhooks to prevent Tepes lV's takedown attempt. #BC2#
Tepes lV breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Tepes lV avoids it well.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Tepes lV moves out of range easily.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tepes lV appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tepes lV throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tepes lV manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes lV manages to avoid it.
Tepes lV ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tepes lV keeps the fight on the outside.
Tepes lV doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Tepes lV is having none of it.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tepes lV can do to turn this around?
Tepes lV uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Tepes lV scores with a hook.#T3#
Barbosa throws a one two combo.
Tepes lV looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good standup being displayed there by Tepes lV as he connects with a hook.
Tepes lV has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barbosa stalks Tepes lV and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tepes lV's face. Tepes lV staggers backwards, shaken.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tepes lV 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 Barbosa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barbosa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tepes lV to score with a decent uppercut.
Junior Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tepes lV can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Tepes lV misses the target.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tepes lV sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tepes lV uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Tepes lV moved out of range.
Tepes lV takes one on the button.
Tepes lV lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Tepes lV. #T4#
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes lV.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Tepes lV connects with a leg kick.
Barbosa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Tepes lV moves out of range.
Tepes lV chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tepes lV ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tepes lV counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Tepes lV moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tepes lV! But no joy.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Tepes lV avoids it well.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa tests Tepes lV's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa lands a head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Barbosa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Tepes lV uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes lV looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Tepes lV dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Tepes lV connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tepes lV drops his hands momentarily and Barbosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Tepes lV moves out of range easily.
Tepes lV throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tepes lV counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Barbosa.
Tepes lV steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes lV waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Tepes lV counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tepes lV.
Barbosa thows a leg kick but Tepes lV checks it
and Tepes lV counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Barbosa thows a leg kick but Tepes lV checks it
and Tepes lV counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tepes lV misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tepes lV.
Tepes lV throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a lazy head kick
and Tepes lV counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tepes lV throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tepes lV shoots in looking for a takedown. Barbosa tries to sprawl out of it but Tepes lV 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 avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tepes lV ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vlad Tepes lV has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tepes lV feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tepes lV throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Tepes lV uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes lV fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes lV fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbosa, as that shot connected.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barbosa tries to work over Tepes lV's front leg with a kick but Tepes lV checks it.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body. Tepes lV takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T3#
Tepes lV shoots in looking for a takedown but Barbosa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tepes lV's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Junior Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Tepes lV.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tepes lV counter with a right hand.
Tepes lV slips under a jab.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tepes lV. Tepes lV obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Tepes lV swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tepes lV turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa clobbers Tepes lV with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tepes lV counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Barbosa darts in and clinches Tepes lV up against the cage.#BC2#
Tepes lV manages to break the clinch.
Tepes lV fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#TD2#
Tepes lV shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tepes lV was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes lV tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T4#
Tepes lV working the body and head with strikes.
Tepes lV grinds an elbow into Barbosa's temple.
Junior Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vlad Tepes lV has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tepes lV is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Barbosa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Tepes lV is looking to take a break and control but Barbosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Tepes lV is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbosa is defending well.
Tepes lV lands a nice forearm strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Tepes lV comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbosa 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Barbosa!
After winning the bout, Junior Barbosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SYN 985 Jurgensen vs. Tosen
Date: May 17, 2023

#R1#
Barbosa misses the jab.
Hansen feints the counter takedown.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hansen.#CL#
Barbosa rushes Hansen and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hansen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa with a jab.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Junior Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hansen.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL#
Barbosa instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hansen.
Hansen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Hansen. #T1#
Hansen misses with a punch to the body.
Hansen tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Hansen.
A shot in the inside from Hansen. #BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Hansen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Hansen's head.
Hansen with a nice cross.
Barbosa thuds his right hand into Hansen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there #TD2#
and Hansen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hansen.
Barbosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hansen is in close to Barbosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen distracts Barbosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barbosa keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass. #SUB#
Barbosa working for a triangle but Hansen defends it easily. #T2#
Hansen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hansen is working Barbosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hansen is working Barbosa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hansen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hansen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hansen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Barbosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hansen scoring with punches from side control.
Barbosa taking a bit of punishment here - Hansen scoring with strikes.
Barbosa is trying to control Hansen's posture but Hansen avoids it. #T3#
Barbosa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hansen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Barbosa down.
Hansen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hansen working the head and body with strikes.
Hansen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Barbosa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hansen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard.
Hansen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T4#
Hansen working over Barbosa with some ground and pound. Barbosa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen winds up and cracks Barbosa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa gets full guard.
Barbosa has momentary wrist control but Hansen slips an elbow through the middle.
Hansen trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Hansen scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hansen cracks Barbosa with a solid left hand.
Hansen with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
Barbosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hansen is aware though and is defending well.
Hansen stands up over Barbosa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hansen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barbosa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Hansen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hansen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL#
Barbosa pushes Hansen up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hansen.
A short uppercut from Hansen.
Barbosa tries to circle away but Hansen has him pinned against the cage.
Hansen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hansen pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Hansen can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hansen.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Hansen.
Hansen misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hansen.
Junior Barbosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Still in the clinch, Hansen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hansen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barbosa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barbosa as Hansen tries to tie him up.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Hansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansen tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Hansen.
Barbosa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#TD2#
Hansen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. Hansen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hansen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barbosa has hold of Hansen's hands but Hansen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hansen working Barbosa over with strikes.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Hansen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barbosa trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Hansen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hansen connects with a nice short shot to Barbosa's temple.
Hansen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barbosa trying to get back to full guard but Hansen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hansen landing strikes from the mount.
Hansen is landing with some decent strikes but Barbosa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hansen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hansen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hansen lands a heavy elbow.
Hansen dominating with strikes here.
Hansen looking to control but Barbosa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T3#
Hansen lands a big elbow.
Hansen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barbosa's face.
BOOM! Hansen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hansen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers! #ROC2#Barbosa is rocked!
Hansen postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Barbosa badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hansen around the waist but Hansen pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hansen is the winner by TKO! Hansen jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Hansen!
A very excited looking Marcus Hansen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Bellicose XXXVIII
Date: Mar 26, 2023

#R1#
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glover looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Glover looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Glover steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Glover scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glover blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Glover throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Glover.
A left lands for Glover.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Glover.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Glover looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a low kick but Glover moves out of range easily.
Glover buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glover tries to score with a low kick but Barbosa moves his leg out of the way.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Glover avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Glover.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick. #T1#
Glover throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa scores with a hook.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Glover is out of range.
Glover connects with an inside leg kick.
Glover throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#CL2#
Barbosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Glover misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Glover misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Glover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glover lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Barbosa.
Glover prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Glover avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage. #BC#
Glover manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Glover.
Glover takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Glover connects with a leg kick.
Glover finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Barbosa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Glover moves out of range.
Glover throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Buster Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab.
Barbosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Glover is able to avoid easily.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Glover moved away.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Glover is just out of range.
Glover needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glover ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Glover checks it well.
A low kick from Glover misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Glover.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glover.
Glover misses with a body kick.
Glover avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glover jabs at Barbosa's body.#T3#
Glover throws a shot to the body.
Glover lands a really nice looking cross but Barbosa seems unphased.
Glover attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Glover moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Glover throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Glover tries to score with a low kick but Barbosa moves his leg out of the way.
Glover uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Glover throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Glover throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Glover throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Glover.
Glover lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Glover.
Glover looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Glover has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbosa.
Glover smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
Barbosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T4#
Barbosa takes a swing at Glover's ribcage but misses.
Glover swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick from Barbosa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glover lands with a nice body punch.
Glover lands with a right hand.
Glover connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Glover with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barbosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Glover misses with a hook.
Barbosa scores with a nice head shot.
Barbosa lands with a good body shot.
Glover uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Glover.
Glover looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glover throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Glover avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Glover digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Barbosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Glover circles away.
Barbosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Glover checks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Buster Glover dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Glover blocks a jab.
Glover throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Glover tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Glover works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
Glover connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick.
Barbosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glover.
Glover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Glover looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Glover with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Glover throws a leg kick but Barbosa checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Glover moves away and avoids it.
Glover scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbosa doesn't seem bothered though.
Buster Glover is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Glover.
Glover throws a leg kick that misses. #T1#
Jab by Barbosa.
Barbosa stuns Glover with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Glover wants to land a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Glover walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barbosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Glover swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbosa.
Glover checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Glover.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
A low kick from Glover misses
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick.
Glover avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Glover has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbosa.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick lands for Glover.
Glover misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range and Glover settles back down.
Glover throws a good cross that connects. #T2#
Glover thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa misses with a low kick as Glover jumps back.
Glover lands a body shot.
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Glover's leg but Glover calmly moves out of range.
Glover moves out of range of the strikes.
Glover misses with a hook.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Glover throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Glover throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Glover throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa with a nice calf kick.
Glover throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Glover is out of range.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Glover misses the jab.
Glover uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.#T3#
Glover misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Glover thinking.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glover.
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Glover's body.
Glover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glover throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glover swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Glover lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Glover lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Barbosa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Glover finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbosa's head.
Barbosa is looking to clinch.
Glover throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbosa. That's going to slow Glover down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glover pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range and Glover settles back down.
The crowd cheers as Barbosa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Glover doesn't seem phased though.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T4#
Glover scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Glover just misses with a punch to the body.
Glover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glover displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Glover feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Glover finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Glover.
Glover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Glover just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Glover tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
Danga de danga de dang - Barbosa scores with a four punch combination!
Barbosa takes a swing at Glover's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glover is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Glover ducks under and follows up with a left that Glover also avoids with ease.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Glover sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Glover on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Buster Glover will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Glover throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Glover with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glover throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Glover blocks the leg kick.
Glover lands a nice shot to the body.
Glover lands with a right hand.
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Glover has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barbosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Glover throws a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Glover looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa throws a chopping leg kick but Glover manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Glover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glover misses with a low kick. #T1#
Glover throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Glover throws a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa defending well as Glover loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Glover.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Glover moved out of range.
Glover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Glover looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Glover works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
Glover slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Glover throws a big counter combination but Barbosa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glover. Glover obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbosa feints a jab promting Glover to slip. Barbosa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Glover slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Glover lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
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!#CL2#
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.
Buster Glover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Glover.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glover.
Barbosa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Glover lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Barbosa gets through Glover's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Glover.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Glover.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Glover blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Glover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Junior Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Glover working hard to break the clinch.
Barbosa fails to pull guard.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but Glover has him pressed against the cage.
Buster Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Glover forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Glover controls his hands.
Glover takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Glover 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Buster Glover!
Buster Glover gave a mention to New Standard in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: Bellicose XXVII
Date: Feb 18, 2023

#R1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Kicklighter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kicklighter walks into a left hand. #CUT#It looks like Vinicius Kicklighter has been cut.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Kicklighter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Kicklighter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa defending well as Kicklighter loads up on a big left hand.
Kicklighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Kicklighter lands.
Kicklighter throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Nice shot by Kicklighter.
Kicklighter misses with a straight right.
Barbosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Kicklighter there.
Kicklighter throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kicklighter throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kicklighter misses with a looping right.
Kicklighter connects with a single shot there.
Kicklighter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!#T1#
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kicklighter.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Kicklighter ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kicklighter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Kicklighter throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Kicklighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Kicklighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A cross from Kicklighter lands.
Kicklighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Kicklighter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kicklighter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicklighter misses with a hook
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kicklighter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Kicklighter misses the jab.#T2#
Kicklighter misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick.
Kicklighter looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Kicklighter slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kicklighter.
The fighters circling - Kicklighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kicklighter misses with a right hand
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kicklighter throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kicklighter.
Barbosa tried to counter with a leg kick but Kicklighter avoided it.
Kicklighter misses with a hook.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kicklighter moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Barbosa throws a low kick but Kicklighter moves out of range easily.
Kicklighter lands a lovely overhand right.
Kicklighter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kicklighter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kicklighter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T3#
A jab from Kicklighter misses.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kicklighter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbosa.
Kicklighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kicklighter lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
Kicklighter missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vinicius Kicklighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa scores with the left hand. Kicklighter knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa moves out of range as Kicklighter strikes.
Kicklighter misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa with a nice cross.
A shot to the body from Kicklighter misses
and Kicklighter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kicklighter eats them both and turns towards Barbosa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kicklighter keeps Barbosa at a distance using the push kick.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Kicklighter misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T4#
Kicklighter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa moves out of range as Kicklighter strikes.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Kicklighter scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Kicklighter throws a head kick that misses.
Kicklighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Kicklighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kicklighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Kicklighter throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kicklighter's sensitive parts.
Kicklighter misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kicklighter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Junior Barbosa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Kicklighter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kicklighter misses with a looping right.
Kicklighter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kicklighter tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kicklighter tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kicklighter misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
Kicklighter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kicklighter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kicklighter misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Kicklighter.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Kicklighter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kicklighter with a jab.
A jab from Kicklighter misses.
Barbosa tried to counter with a leg kick but Kicklighter avoided it.
A low kick lands for Kicklighter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Kicklighter.
Barbosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T1#
Kicklighter throws a shot to the body.
Good work by Kicklighter as he checks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Barbosa - just one landing.
Kicklighter scores with a jab.
Barbosa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Kicklighter's ribs.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kicklighter misses the jab.
Jab by Kicklighter.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kicklighter moves away.
Kicklighter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Vinicius Kicklighter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Kicklighter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kicklighter throws a good cross that connects.
Kicklighter misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good standup being displayed there by Kicklighter as he connects with a hook.#T2#
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses.
Kicklighter misses with a body shot.
Kicklighter throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kicklighter throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kicklighter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kicklighter misses the jab.
Kicklighter throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Kicklighter tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kicklighter is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
Kicklighter tries to work over Barbosa's front leg with a kick but Barbosa checks it.
Barbosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kicklighter momentarily.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Kicklighter dips to his left and cracks Barbosa with an uppercut!
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Kicklighter's shoulder, as Kicklighter tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Barbosa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kicklighter misses its intended target.
Kicklighter misses with a straight left.
Kicklighter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kicklighter throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Kicklighter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kicklighter throws a lazy uppercut #KD#
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes that sends Kicklighter to the canvas! Barbosa follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight! #CUT#That has opened up Vinicius Kicklighter's cut even more.
Barbosa sitting in guard, not really doing much. #ES2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kicklighter manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
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!
Kicklighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa is trying to pull guard but Kicklighter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa. #T4#
Kicklighter has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
A head punch on the inside from Kicklighter fails to land. #BC2#
Kicklighter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Kicklighter as he connects with a hook.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kicklighter throws out the jab.
Kicklighter with a nice calf kick.
Kicklighter throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Kicklighter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbosa. That's going to slow Kicklighter down.
Barbosa moves out of range as Kicklighter strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa misses with a leg kick
and Kicklighter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Kicklighter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kicklighter is able to avoid easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Kicklighter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Kicklighter's cut.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Kicklighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Kicklighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kicklighter scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Kicklighter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Kicklighter misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Kicklighter dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
Kicklighter blocks the body kick.
Kicklighter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kicklighter misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barbosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Kicklighter slips the punch.
It seemed like Kicklighter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kicklighter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
A big right from Kicklighter misses.
Kicklighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kicklighter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kicklighter moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Kicklighter blocks the leg kick.
Kicklighter missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbosa scores with a nice head shot.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kicklighter throws out the jab.
Kicklighter throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.#T2#
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kicklighter moves away.
Kicklighter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Kicklighter's head but Kicklighter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kicklighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kicklighter throws out the jab.
Kicklighter lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kicklighter scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kicklighter cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.
Kicklighter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Kicklighter.
Barbosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.#T3#
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kicklighter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kicklighter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kicklighter.
Jab from Barbosa.
Kicklighter throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa ducks right into an uppercut from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kicklighter slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Kicklighter saw that one coming.
Barbosa takes a swing at Kicklighter's ribcage but misses.
Kicklighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa moves out of range as Kicklighter strikes.
Kicklighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
You can see that Kicklighter has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A clash of legs there as Barbosa blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheers as Kicklighter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kicklighter slips a jab from Barbosa.
Kicklighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kicklighter misses with a hook #CL#
and Barbosa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Kicklighter. #BC2#
Kicklighter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kicklighter throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kicklighter throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
Kicklighter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kicklighter lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Junior Barbosa.
I think Barbosa 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vinicius Kicklighter!
An out of breath Vinicius Kicklighter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Bellicose XVIII
Date: Jan 14, 2023

#R1#
Good exchange - Hurst coming out on top.#CUT#It looks like Junior Barbosa has been cut.#TD#
Hurst shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barbosa's guard.
Hurst stopping the sweep attempt from Barbosa.
Hurst missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hurst postures up and lands a big shot to Barbosa's brow.
Barbosa is controlling Hurst's posture.
Hurst makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hurst slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Hurst is trying to get an arm triangle but Barbosa is defending well.
Barbosa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T1#
Hurst holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hurst slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Hurst looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Hurst working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barbosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barbosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Hurst escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barbosa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hurst controls Barbosa momentarily but Barbosa frees himself.
Barbosa stopping the sweep attempt from Hurst.#SUB#
Barbosa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barbosa postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa wants to pass the guard but Hurst is keeping the position.#SUB#
Hurst working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Barbosa has passed into half guard! #T3##SUB#
Hurst looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barbosa passes to full mount!
Hurst regains half guard.
Hurst makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hurst.#SUB#
Hurst is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T4#
Barbosa trying to control but Hurst is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Hurst working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barbosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barbosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Barbosa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hurst has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barbosa has managed to get both his arms back between Hurst's legs - danger averted.
Barbosa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jamil Hurst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Barbosa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Hurst bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Hurst is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hurst looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hurst throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut. #TD#
Hurst shoots in and bounces Barbosa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hurst throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hurst trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Barbosa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hurst trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Hurst pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbosa is keeping the position for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Barbosa has his hands on Hurst's head, controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Hurst moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Hurst is just out of range.
Hurst throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Hurst steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Hurst throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hurst keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
As Barbosa looks to move away, Hurst throws a big counter combo but Barbosa just gets out of the way.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Hurst's shoulder, as Hurst tries to avoid the shot.
Hurst drops down looking for a counter takedown but Barbosa sprawls and moves away.
Barbosa sizes up Hurst with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hurst throws a combination that misses
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barbosa cracks a nice hook into Hurst's ribs.#T3#
Hurst walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Barbosa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hurst steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Hurst misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Hurst on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hurst lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice takedown defense from Barbosa. No joy for Hurst on that attempt.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Hurst.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Hurst moved out of range.#T4#
Hurst needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Hurst throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbosa swings for the body but Hurst moves out of range.
Hurst throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hurst throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Junior Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hurst with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hurst throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurst misses the target.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand. #ROC2#Hurst is rocked!
Junior Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa flashes Hurst a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Hurst's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Hurst crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Barbosa punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior Barbosa!
Junior Barbosa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Bellicose X
Date: Dec 11, 2022

#R1#
Yuri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yuri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Yuri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yuri misses with a double jab.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuri manages to avoid it.
Barbosa misses the jab.#CL2#
Yuri clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Yuri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Barbosa misses with some punches. #BC2#
Yuri breaks the clinch.
Yuri misses with a straight left.
Barbosa cracks Yuri with a right hand to the side of the head.#CUT#It looks like Stryder Yuri has been cut.
Yuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Yuri with a series of wild strikes but Yuri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yuri tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it. #T1#
Yuri misses with a straight left.
Barbosa lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Yuri is out of range.
Yuri unleashes a big counter combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
Yuri lands a jab to the head.
Yuri misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yuri throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Yuri on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yuri moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Yuri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stryder Yuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Jab by Barbosa.
Yuri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Barbosa lands with an overhand left.
Yuri throws a series of punches but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yuri.#CL#
Barbosa closes the distance and pushes Yuri back into the cage.
Yuri throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa. #T2#
Yuri tries to circle away but Barbosa has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Yuri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A cross from Yuri lands.
Yuri is looking to clinch.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Yuri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yuri cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Yuri.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yuri avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Yuri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Yuri.
Yuri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa jabs at Yuri's body.
Yuri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
A left lands for Barbosa.
Yuri digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Yuri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Yuri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yuri scores with a jab.
Yuri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yuri throws a body shot but no joy.
Yuri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
Yuri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yuri.
Yuri drops his hands momentarily and Barbosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuri tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barbosa cracks Yuri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yuri needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Yuri has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barbosa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barbosa scores with a jab.
Yuri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T4#
Yuri misses the jab.
Barbosa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yuri manages to circle out of the way.
Yuri swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#Yuri is rocked!
Barbosa drops Yuri with a naaaaasty hook - Yuri is in real trouble here! Barbosa dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Barbosa!
During a confident post fight interview, Junior Barbosa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: ENIGMA 123
Date: Aug 28, 2022

#R1#
A cross from Barbosa lands.#CUT#It looks like Nelson Biederman has been cut.
Biederman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Biederman counters with a three punch combo that has Barbosa backing up. Barbosa nods at Biederman to acknowledge the strikes.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Biederman.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Biederman.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Biederman blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Biederman's shoulder, as Biederman tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Biederman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nelson Biederman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Biederman clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Barbosa tries to circle away but Biederman has him pinned against the cage.
Biederman misses with some punches.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Barbosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Biederman.#T1#
Barbosa misses with a hook. Biederman ducked under it nicely.
Biederman avoids a punch combination nicely.
A good leg kick by Biederman.
Biederman's corner calls for a 1-2. Biederman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biederman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Biederman moves into the clinch.
Barbosa tries to break free but Biederman pushes him back against the cage.
Barbosa working hard to break the clinch.
Biederman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barbosa pulls him back up using the underhooks. #BC#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Biederman.
Biederman avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Biederman is just out of range.
Biederman looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.#T2##CL2#
Biederman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Biederman has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa tests Biederman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biederman throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa is looking to counter with head kicks.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biederman circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Biederman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barbosa won't be happy with that.
Barbosa defending against the ground and pound.
Biederman remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Barbosa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well. #T3#
Biederman in side control, throwing shots but Barbosa defends. #SUB2#
Biederman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barbosa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barbosa is not content to let Biederman control the position.
Barbosa is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Biederman crashes against the mat.
Barbosa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Biederman controls the position from side control.
Biederman cracks Barbosa with a big right hand but Barbosa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go. #T4#
Biederman working the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Biederman working the body and head with strikes.
Biederman trying to control the position but Barbosa is working away.
Biederman wants to take a breather but Barbosa manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Biederman. #SUB#
Barbosa looking for a guillotine here but Biederman defends easily.
Barbosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Biederman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Biederman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Biederman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Biederman misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Biederman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Biederman tries to clinch up.
Biederman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick by Biederman misses
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Biederman lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Biederman, as that shot connected.
Biederman looks for the body kick but Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Biederman.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.#CUT#That has opened up Nelson Biederman's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Biederman. That's going to slow Barbosa down. #T1#
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot. #KD#
Barbosa drops Biederman with a beautiful combination! Biederman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barbosa is looking for the KO!#ROC#Biederman is rocked!
Biederman looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Biederman is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Biederman tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Biederman seems to have recovered his senses.
Biederman misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#The cut above Nelson Biederman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Biederman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barbosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biederman shoots for a takedown but Barbosa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa throws a monster overhand right that drops Biederman! Barbosa follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Barbosa!
A very excited looking Junior Barbosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: ENIGMA 120
Date: Aug 07, 2022

#R1#
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Phillips has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phillips counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.#T1#
Barbosa lands with a straight right. Phillips didn't see that one coming.
Junior Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Phillips's head.
Phillips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Phillips misses.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Phillips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Phillips.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot. #T2#
Phillips takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Phillips ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
Barbosa throws a hook but Phillips avoids it easily.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T3#
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Phillips off the cage and back into range.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phillips stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T4#
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Phillips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Phillips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Phillips misses.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phillips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phillips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Barbosa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Phillips is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Phillips is out of range.
Phillips slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Phillips drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.#T1#
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Phillips.
Phillips doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A left and a right from Barbosa both land. Nice combination.
Barbosa lands a jab to the head.
Barbosa lands with a hook. Phillips tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Phillips doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Phillips does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T2#
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Phillips counters with a left to the body.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Phillips moves out of range of the strikes.
Phillips appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phillips slips under a jab from Barbosa.#T3#
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Phillips walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phillips can do to turn this around?
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Phillips counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa throws a jab when Phillips was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Phillips.
Barbosa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T4#
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Phillips releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Junior Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Phillips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Barbosa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Phillips moved out of range nicely.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Phillips counters with a right hand to the body.
Phillips walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Phillips counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phillips avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T1#
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phillips doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Phillips might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barbosa has got the better of the exchanges.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Phillips.
Phillips slips a jab from Barbosa.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.#T2#
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Phillips's head back.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phillips sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Phillips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Phillips is just out of range.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barbosa cracks Phillips with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Phillips is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Phillips counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T3#
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
Phillips now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Phillips saw that one coming.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Phillips misses.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T4#
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Phillips's shoulder, as Phillips tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phillips counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phillips manages to avoid it.
Phillips let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Barbosa!
After winning the bout, Junior Barbosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: ENIGMA 114
Date: Jul 10, 2022

#R1#
Waterfall Jr throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Waterfall Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Waterfall Jr.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Waterfall Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Waterfall Jr is out of range.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barbosa misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Waterfall Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Waterfall Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Waterfall Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waterfall Jr wants to clinch.
A shot to the body from Barbosa misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Waterfall Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waterfall Jr.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Waterfall Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Waterfall Jr jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Waterfall Jr moves away and avoids it.
Waterfall Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Waterfall Jr avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Waterfall Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Waterfall Jr.
Barbosa throws a hook but Waterfall Jr blocks it.
Waterfall Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Waterfall Jr swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barbosa with a hook.
Waterfall Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Waterfall Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waterfall Jr tries to clinch but Barbosa moves away
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand. #T2#
Waterfall Jr misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Waterfall Jr, as that shot connected.
Waterfall Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Waterfall Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Waterfall Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Waterfall Jr is just out of range.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Waterfall Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Waterfall Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Waterfall Jr tries to clinch up.
Waterfall Jr swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#CL2#
Waterfall Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barbosa is looking to break free of the clinch but Waterfall Jr has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr misses with a hook to the ribs. #TD2#
Waterfall Jr jumps guard and drags Barbosa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Waterfall Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Waterfall Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB2#
Waterfall Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barbosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barbosa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barbosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Waterfall Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Barbosa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Waterfall Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Waterfall Jr has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##T4#
Waterfall Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barbosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Barbosa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Waterfall Jr defends well.
Waterfall Jr wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Free Waterfall Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Waterfall Jr's shoulder, as Waterfall Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Waterfall Jr throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Waterfall Jr misses with a straight left.
Waterfall Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Waterfall Jr digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Barbosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Waterfall Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waterfall Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Waterfall Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
Waterfall Jr forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa is trying to break free.
Waterfall Jr lands with a left to the head.
Waterfall Jr jumps guard but Barbosa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Waterfall Jr's head.
Waterfall Jr throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.#T1#
Waterfall Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Waterfall Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body punch
and Waterfall Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Waterfall Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Waterfall Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Waterfall Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Waterfall Jr avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Waterfall Jr drops his hands momentarily and Barbosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Waterfall Jr slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Waterfall Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Waterfall Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range. #CL2#
Waterfall Jr forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waterfall Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2##BC#
Barbosa breaks from the clinch.
Barbosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Waterfall Jr takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Waterfall Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Waterfall Jr moves away and avoids it.
Waterfall Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Waterfall Jr.
Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Waterfall Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Waterfall Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Waterfall Jr scores with a hook.
Waterfall Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Waterfall Jr. #T3#
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa catches Waterfall Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Waterfall Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Waterfall Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Waterfall Jr is looking to clinch.
Waterfall Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa tries to score with a low kick but Waterfall Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Waterfall Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Waterfall Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Waterfall Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Waterfall Jr moves out of range.
Waterfall Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waterfall Jr moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Waterfall Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa backing away here, and Waterfall Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Waterfall Jr is looking to clinch.
Waterfall Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.#T4#
Waterfall Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waterfall Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Waterfall Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Waterfall Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waterfall Jr moves away.
Waterfall Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Waterfall Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa is wise to it.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Waterfall Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa moves out of range as Waterfall Jr strikes.
Waterfall Jr throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Waterfall Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Waterfall Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Waterfall Jr throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Waterfall Jr's head but Waterfall Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waterfall Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa is wise to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Free Waterfall Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Waterfall Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Waterfall Jr saw that one coming.
Waterfall Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Waterfall Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Waterfall Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Barbosa. #CL2#
Waterfall Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Waterfall Jr misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waterfall Jr misses with a looping right.
Waterfall Jr misses with a left hand
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Waterfall Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Waterfall Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Waterfall Jr scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Waterfall Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Waterfall Jr misses with a body shot.
Waterfall Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Waterfall Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Waterfall Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waterfall Jr loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
A jab from Waterfall Jr misses.
A low kick lands for Waterfall Jr.
Waterfall Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Waterfall Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Waterfall Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Waterfall Jr slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Waterfall Jr tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL2#
Waterfall Jr clinches.
Junior Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Waterfall Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body.
Waterfall Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Waterfall Jr.
Barbosa tries to break the clinch but Waterfall Jr is controlling the position. #BC#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Waterfall Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
Waterfall Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.#CL2#
Waterfall Jr clinches.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Waterfall Jr. #BC#
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Free Waterfall Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Waterfall Jr wants to clinch.
Barbosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Waterfall Jr.
Barbosa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#ROC#Waterfall Jr is rocked!
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Waterfall Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Waterfall Jr scores with a nice strike.
Waterfall Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Waterfall Jr misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Waterfall Jr momentarily.
Waterfall Jr connects with a looping right hand. #T4##CL2#
Waterfall Jr moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waterfall Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa scores with a jab. Waterfall Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Waterfall Jr tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Waterfall Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waterfall Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Free Waterfall Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Waterfall Jr moved out of range nicely.
Waterfall Jr throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Waterfall Jr slips a jab from Barbosa.
Waterfall Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Waterfall Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbosa's knee momentarily.
Waterfall Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Waterfall Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Waterfall Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Free Waterfall Jr.
Well Waterfall Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Free Waterfall Jr!
Free Waterfall Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: ENIGMA 105
Date: May 29, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilson lands a left hand.
Wilson crunches a lovely knee into Barbosa's ribcage.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Wilson.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #TD#
Barbosa gets control of Wilson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barbosa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T1#
Barbosa is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Barbosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wilson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barbosa controls Wilson momentarily but Wilson frees himself. #SUB#
Barbosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wilson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Barbosa is keeping the position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Wilson has managed to clinch.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson cracks Barbosa with a nice body shot.#T3#
Wilson misses with the head strike.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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.
Wilson pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barbosa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wilson can turn it around.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbosa.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Wilson tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Wilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Wilson pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson. #T4#
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Nice body punch from Barbosa - that landed with a thud.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Wilson.
Wilson tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Wilson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blade Wilson dominated that round.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #KD#
Barbosa feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wilson sprawling to the canvas! Wilson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Barbosa finish him?! #ROC#Wilson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson looks to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a huge right that knocks Wilson out cold! Barbosa is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior Barbosa!
A very excited looking Junior Barbosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: ENIGMA 99
Date: May 08, 2022

#R1#
Cabrera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming.
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Cabrera slips the punch.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Cabrera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cabrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Cabrera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cabrera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT#It looks like Hendrix Cabrera has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa jabs at Cabrera's body.#T1##CL2#
Cabrera drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Cabrera. #BC2#
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa moves forwards but Cabrera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrera wants to counter with a clinch but Barbosa pushes him away.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrera slips a jab and a cross from Barbosa.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.#CL2#
Cabrera moves into the clinch.
Cabrera scores with a shoulder strike.
Cabrera pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Cabrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Cabrera misses with a body shot.
Cabrera slips a jab from Barbosa.
Cabrera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
Cabrera lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabrera stalks Barbosa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barbosa's face. Barbosa staggers backwards, shaken.
Cabrera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hendrix Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cabrera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Cabrera seems unphased. #CUT#That has opened up Hendrix Cabrera's cut even more.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Cabrera slips under a jab.#T3#
Cabrera lands a jab-cross combination.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barbosa.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Cabrera's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cabrera scrambles back to his feet.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Cabrera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cabrera takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Cabrera catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cabrera scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cabrera in his tracks. #CUT#The cut above Hendrix Cabrera's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cabrera scores with a head kick. Barbosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T4#
Cabrera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cabrera misses with a head kick.
Barbosa moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrera.
Cabrera connects with a high kick.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Cabrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cabrera's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Barbosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hendrix Cabrera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A jab from Cabrera does it's job there.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Cabrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.#CL2#
Cabrera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Cabrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa presses Cabrera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2#
Cabrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#KD#
A head kick lands from Barbosa that sends Cabrera to the canvas. Cabrera tries to scramble back to his feet but Barbosa brings him back down into side control. #ROC#Cabrera is rocked!#T1##SUB#
Barbosa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Barbosa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cabrera rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barbosa's guard! Nice work there by Cabrera!
Cabrera showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2#
Barbosa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cabrera is one step ahead there.
Cabrera 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.
Cabrera wants to pass the guard but Barbosa is keeping the position.#T3#
Barbosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabrera controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Barbosa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cabrera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cabrera is stalling in the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#SUB#
Barbosa working for a triangle but Cabrera defends it easily. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cabrera stays in close to Barbosa's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cabrera shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barbosa eats them both and turns towards Cabrera to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cabrera throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hendrix Cabrera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - Cabrera had a free shot at his head there.
Hendrix Cabrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Cabrera moves out of range easily.
Junior Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.
A shot to the liver by Cabrera. Beautiful body shot.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Cabrera misses with a few strikes there.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Cabrera lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cabrera lands an overhand right.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
Barbosa scores with a hook.#CUT#Hendrix Cabrera's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cabrera scores with a punch to the head.#T1#
Barbosa with a jab.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Cabrera's head but Cabrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cabrera throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Cabrera needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hendrix Cabrera's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Junior Barbosa!
Junior Barbosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: ENIGMA 91
Date: Apr 10, 2022

#R1#
A nice leg kick from Barbosa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kicklighter misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kicklighter's knee momentarily.
Kicklighter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIST OF FURY in the buildup to the fight.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kicklighter thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Kicklighter slips under a jab.
Kicklighter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Barbosa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kicklighter. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicklighter misses the jab.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Kicklighter.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa throws a front kick aimed at Kicklighter's knee but Kicklighter avoids it well. #T1#
Barbosa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kicklighter throws out the jab.
Nice body kick from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter lands with a slapping head kick.
Kicklighter throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jab, jab by Kicklighter - just one landing.
Kicklighter tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa. #T2#
Kicklighter staying out of range there.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
enabling Kicklighter to counter with a crisp jab.
Kicklighter throws a head kick that misses
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Vinicius Kicklighter has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kicklighter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Kicklighter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Kicklighter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick from Kicklighter lands but Barbosa takes it in his stride.
Kicklighter throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.#T3#
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kicklighter connects with a leg kick.
Barbosa sizes up Kicklighter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barbosa works Kicklighter's body with a nice hook.
Kicklighter moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Kicklighter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kicklighter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Kicklighter ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Kicklighter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barbosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kicklighter.#T4#
Kicklighter throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Kicklighter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kicklighter needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa throws a push kick but Kicklighter slaps the foot to one side.
Kicklighter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kicklighter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kicklighter ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Kicklighter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Kicklighter's cut.
That's time! Kicklighter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A solid body kick from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter throws a big shot that misses.
Kicklighter throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy body kick from Kicklighter
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Barbosa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kicklighter has got the better of the exchanges.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kicklighter manages to avoid it.
Kicklighter lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
Barbosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kicklighter doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicklighter lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kicklighter.
Kicklighter wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T1#
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Kicklighter moves away and avoids it.
Kicklighter ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Kicklighter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kicklighter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Kicklighter throws a head kick that misses
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kicklighter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kicklighter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kicklighter tries a head kick but it misses. #T2#
Kicklighter just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kicklighter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kicklighter throws a leg kick
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand. #CUT2#Vinicius Kicklighter's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Kicklighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kicklighter throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kicklighter.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Kicklighter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Kicklighter misses its target.#T3#
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Kicklighter's shoulder, as Kicklighter tries to avoid the shot.
As Barbosa tries to get set, Kicklighter tries to push him back and clinch up but Barbosa manages to avoid the attempt.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Kicklighter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Kicklighter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Kicklighter throws a head kick that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kicklighter thinking.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kicklighter.
Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Kicklighter's head back. #T4#
Barbosa checks a low kick from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter staying out of range there.
It looked like Kicklighter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kicklighter connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kicklighter.
Donk. Barbosa catches Kicklighter right on the button with a cross.
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kicklighter misses with a body kick.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Kicklighter moves away and avoids it.
Kicklighter slips a jab from Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Kicklighter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kicklighter misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Kicklighter.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kicklighter moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Kicklighter moved out of range.
Kicklighter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kicklighter lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Kicklighter counters with a thumping low kick.
Kicklighter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kicklighter circles away quickly and effectively.
Kicklighter throws a head kick that misses.
Kicklighter throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - Kicklighter had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Kicklighter misses.
Kicklighter misses with a straight left.
Kicklighter cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T2#
Barbosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barbosa takes a swing at Kicklighter's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kicklighter scores with a nice right hand.
Kicklighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a series of strikes that have Kicklighter backpedaling. #CUT2#Vinicius Kicklighter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kicklighter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Junior Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kicklighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a fast counter high kick but Kicklighter manages to duck under it in time.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kicklighter misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa connects with a high kick.
Barbosa is looking to slow Kicklighter down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Kicklighter misses its intended target.
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
Kicklighter is looking to counter punch.
Kicklighter misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kicklighter on the side of the head.#CUT2#Jeez, Vinicius Kicklighter's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Kicklighter moved out of range.#T4#
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kicklighter connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kicklighter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kicklighter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbosa. That did some damage!
Kicklighter staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Kicklighter. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kicklighter counters with a two punch combo.
Kicklighter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barbosa back to the cage. Kicklighter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vinicius Kicklighter.
I think Kicklighter 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Kicklighter!
Vinicius Kicklighter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: ENIGMA 84
Date: Mar 13, 2022

#R1#
Hurst moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Hurst drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barbosa defends it well.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body #TD2#
and Hurst counters with a takedown into side control.
Barbosa is not content to let Hurst control the position.
Barbosa can't do much from the bottom here.
Hurst trying to control the action but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa's coaches at Hard And Sweaty Men have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurst throws an elbow but Barbosa slips to the side and avoids it well.#T1#
Barbosa is looking for a sweep.
Hurst trying to control the action but Barbosa is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Hurst tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hurst has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barbosa is trying to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hurst working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Barbosa tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hurst presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hurst controlling from the full mount.
Hurst throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hurst landing strikes from the mount.
Barbosa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barbosa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hurst thowing shots but they're missing.
Barbosa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hurst.
Barbosa is in all sorts of trouble here. #T3#
Hurst landing punches.
Hurst postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barbosa looks a forlorn figure.
Hurst controlling from the full mount.
Hurst looking to control but Barbosa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hurst lands a couple of good shots and Barbosa has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Barbosa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hurst thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T4#
Hurst is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Barbosa trying to hold on to Hurst's head to control him but Hurst postures up.
Hurst is trying to control. Barbosa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barbosa wants to control but Hurst is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Hurst seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Barbosa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jamil Hurst!
A relieved looking Jamil Hurst thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: ENIGMA 76
Date: Feb 13, 2022

#R1#
Cider jabs at Barbosa's body.
Barbosa thows a leg kick but Cider checks it
and Cider counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cider.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the head.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Cider just misses with a punch to the body.
Cider misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cider. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Cider counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cider throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Cider moves out of range.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Cider.
Barbosa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cider just manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cider.#T1#
Cider lands with an overhand left.
Cider swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Cider throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cider just manages to avoid it.
Cider throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Cider moved out of range nicely.
Cider misses with an uppercut.
It appears Barbosa was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cider scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cider throws out the jab.
Deepen Cider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cider moves out of range of the body kick from Barbosa.
Cider throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cider misses with a body shot. #T2#
Cider connects with a jab.
Cider digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Cider works the jab nicely.
Cider misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cider ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cider swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Cider missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa scores with a hook.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cider.
Cider misses with a hook.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cider misses with a shot to the body
and Cider takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Cider just misses with a punch to the body.
Cider is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barbosa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cider misses with a shot to the body
and Barbosa counters with a nice body shot.
Cider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Cider.
Cider lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa defending well as Cider loads up on a big left hand.
Cider misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cider.
Barbosa tries to work over Cider's front leg with a kick but Cider checks it.
Cider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cider just misses with a punch to the body.
Cider misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cider takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Cider misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Cider swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Cider.
Barbosa lands a jab to the head.
Cider is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Barbosa.
Cider wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cider throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cider! But no joy.
Cider cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barbosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cider on the side of the head.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cider looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Deepen Cider dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Cider takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Cider scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbosa should have avoided that one.
Cider throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Cider loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Cider throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa lands a lovely overhand right.
Cider throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#ROC#Cider is rocked!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barbosa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cider throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Cider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Cider out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Junior Barbosa!
A relieved looking Junior Barbosa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: ENIGMA 67
Date: Jan 02, 2022

#R1#
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Bomb Jr avoids it.
Bomb Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
James Bomb Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bomb Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barbosa counters with a body kick.
Bomb Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick by Bomb Jr misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Bomb Jr saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Bomb Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Bomb Jr.
It looked like Barbosa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr throws a wild body kick that Barbosa sees coming a mile off.
Bomb Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barbosa fakes the leg kick and cracks Bomb Jr in the body.
Bomb Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Bomb Jr's head back.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Bomb Jr avoids the punch easily.
Bomb Jr misses with a looping right.#T1#
Bomb Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Bomb Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bomb Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bomb Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Bomb Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr tries to score with a low kick but Barbosa moves his leg out of the way.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bomb Jr loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick.
Bomb Jr looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa digs a good hook to Bomb Jr's body.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Barbosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bomb Jr misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Bomb Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bomb Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bomb Jr with the inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bomb Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bomb Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa lands with a right hand.
Bomb Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bomb Jr throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Bomb Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both fighters circling a little - Bomb Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomb Jr. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bomb Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Bomb Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bomb Jr.
Barbosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bomb Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa. #T3#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barbosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bomb Jr - the referee stops the clock and Barbosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bomb Jr. Barbosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr throws a combination that misses
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bomb Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bomb Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Bomb Jr tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Bomb Jr throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Bomb Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bomb Jr really felt that one!
Bomb Jr jabs at Barbosa's body.
A low kick from Bomb Jr is predictable there
and Barbosa counters with a good low kick that Bomb Jr was not able to check.
Bomb Jr looks winded!
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Bomb Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
Bomb Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T4#
Bomb Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bomb Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bomb Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bomb Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bomb Jr.#KD#
Barbosa drops Bomb Jr with a beautiful combination! Bomb Jr stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barbosa is looking for the KO!#ROC#Bomb Jr is rocked!#CUT#It looks like James Bomb Jr has been cut.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Bomb Jr.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bomb Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bomb Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bomb Jr misses with the body kick
and Barbosa counters with a nice body shot.
Barbosa lands with an overhand left.
Bomb Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bomb Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Bomb Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Bomb Jr throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Bomb Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomb Jr. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bomb Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barbosa is able to avoid easily.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Bomb Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bomb Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Barbosa's head back.
Barbosa throws a jab when Bomb Jr was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomb Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bomb Jr can do to turn this around?
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Bomb Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa throws a big counter combination but Bomb Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bomb Jr 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.
Bomb Jr misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Bomb Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy body kick from Bomb Jr
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bomb Jr looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Bomb Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bomb Jr.
Bomb Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barbosa.
Bomb Jr is breathing heavily.
Bomb Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Barbosa! Bomb Jr is out on his feet! Barbosa rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Bomb Jr is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Bomb Jr is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Barbosa!
Junior Barbosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: ENIGMA 56
Date: Nov 21, 2021

#R1#
Kiwi misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Kiwi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the body.
Kiwi ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
Kiwi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kiwi throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Kiwi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kiwi is looking to clinch.
Kiwi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Kiwi has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiwi lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kiwi. #T1#
Barbosa tries to circle away but Kiwi has him pinned against the cage.
Kiwi blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiwi blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiwi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiwi is looking to clinch.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Kiwi avoids it with no problem.
Bruce Kiwi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiwi. #CL#
Kiwi instigates a clinch.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Kiwi misses with some punches.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Kiwi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiwi is working Barbosa over against the cage.#T2#
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Kiwi.
Barbosa looks winded!
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!
Kiwi stalling in the clinch.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiwi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiwi goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Kiwi lands with a good body shot.
Kiwi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiwi lands with a shot to the body.
Kiwi tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kiwi scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kiwi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kiwi gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa. #T3#
Kiwi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiwi tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Kiwi back against the cage.
Kiwi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barbosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiwi blocking some punches. #BC2#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Kiwi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa throws a hook but Kiwi blocks it.#CL#
Kiwi darts in and clinches Barbosa up against the cage.
Kiwi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiwi fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiwi was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiwi doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away. #T4#
Kiwi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kiwi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiwi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kiwi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiwi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiwi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiwi wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Kiwi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiwi works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Kiwi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bruce Kiwi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiwi dodges the punch combination from Barbosa.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiwi moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiwi misses the target.
Kiwi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Kiwi misses with a looping left.
Barbosa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Kiwi. Beautiful body shot.
Kiwi throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiwi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL#
Barbosa gets tackled into the cage by Kiwi. Kiwi maintains the clinch.
Kiwi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiwi looking to slow down the pace here.#T1#
Nice body punch from Kiwi.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Kiwi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiwi.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiwi controls his hands.
Kiwi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiwi lands with an overhand left.
Kiwi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kiwi rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Kiwi moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Kiwi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kiwi cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Barbosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kiwi. Kiwi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiwi.
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - Kiwi had a free shot at his head there.
Kiwi wants to clinch.
A cross from Kiwi lands.
Kiwi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiwi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiwi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kiwi cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.#T3#
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa walks into a straight right hand from Kiwi.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kiwi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Kiwi tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Kiwi cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kiwi ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Kiwi cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kiwi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kiwi doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Kiwi moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Kiwi misses with a straight left.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T4#
Kiwi cracks Barbosa with a good jab.
Kiwi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Kiwi forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiwi's elbow.
Barbosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Kiwi lands with a left to the head.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiwi.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Kiwi lands with a left to the head.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
Kiwi misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiwi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiwi lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Kiwi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Kiwi dominated that second round.
That's time! Kiwi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Kiwi clinches with his opponent.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiwi.
Kiwi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiwi working aggressively here.
Bruce Kiwi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kiwi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiwi.
Kiwi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Kiwi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiwi.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Kiwi avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiwi.
Barbosa blocking some punches. #T1#
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Kiwi blocks it.
Kiwi lands a nice uppercut.
Kiwi scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiwi blocking some punches.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiwi's elbow. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiwi throws out a powerful jab.
Kiwi throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kiwi cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kiwi lands the left hand.
Kiwi moves out of range of the leg kick from Barbosa.
It looked like Kiwi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiwi jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kiwi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T2#
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!
Kiwi ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.#CL#
Kiwi closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiwi.
A nice left hand lands by Kiwi.
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Barbosa.
Junior Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiwi swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiwi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Kiwi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiwi prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiwi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with the head strike. #T3#
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
A short left from Barbosa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiwi.
Kiwi lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Kiwi - just one landing.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiwi.
Kiwi connects with a jab.
Kiwi lands a body shot.
Kiwi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Kiwi moves out of range. #T4#
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiwi misses with a body shot
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiwi wants to clinch.
Barbosa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiwi.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Kiwi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Kiwi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiwi 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Kiwi!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce Kiwi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SICKNESS I
Date: Oct 01, 2021

#R1#
Kolehmainen lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Kolehmainen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kolehmainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Kolehmainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiki Kolehmainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolehmainen shoots in but Barbosa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
Kolehmainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolehmainen with a jab.
Jab by Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen blocks a low kick nicely.
Kolehmainen fails with a takedown attempt. #T1#
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Kolehmainen to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kolehmainen.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Kolehmainen ducked under it nicely.
Kolehmainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kolehmainen is just out of range.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Kolehmainen tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Kolehmainen drives through and clinches with Barbosa against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land. #T2#
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kolehmainens head.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kolehmainen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kolehmainen looking to stall.
Kolehmainen stalling in the clinch but Barbosa improves position.
Kolehmainen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Kolehmainen would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kolehmainen misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa digs a right hand into Kolehmainen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kolehmainen's gas tank.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kolehmainen backwards.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kolehmainen uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
A short left from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Kolehmainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kolehmainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Kolehmainen working aggressively here.
Barbosa is trying to maintain a safe position but Kolehmainen gets an underhook and turns Barbosa into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Barbosa cracks Kolehmainen with a nice body shot.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kolehmainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Kolehmainen stalling the fight. #T4#
Good body shot from Kolehmainen.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Kolehmainen blocks it.
Kolehmainen digs a right hand underneath Barbosa's ribcage. Barbosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kolehmainen misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Kolehmainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barbosa lands with an overhand left.
Kolehmainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the body
and Kolehmainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kolehmainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Kolehmainen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa blocks a leg kick.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T5#
Kolehmainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Barbosa slips a jab from Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen 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 lands the left hand.
Barbosa connects with a body shot that sends Kolehmainen's belly button to the back.
Kolehmainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Kolehmainen throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Kolehmainen misses the jab.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kolehmainen throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kolehmainen avoids the head kick by Barbosa. #T6#
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kolehmainen.
A nice leg kick from Kolehmainen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kolehmainen. Kolehmainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Kolehmainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Kolehmainen swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kolehmainen scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Kolehmainen lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Kolehmainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kolehmainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kolehmainen slips a straight right by Barbosa.#T7#
Nice straight punches there by Kolehmainen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kolehmainen.
Barbosa lands a jab to Kolehmainen's midsection.
Barbosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kolehmainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kolehmainen. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Kolehmainen thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Kolehmainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kolehmainen also avoids with ease.
Kolehmainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
enabling Kolehmainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Kolehmainen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barbosa defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiki Kolehmainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T8#
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Kolehmainen throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbosa is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Kolehmainen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kolehmainen. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Kolehmainen.
Barbosa tried to score with a low kick but Kolehmainen checks it.
Kolehmainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kolehmainen misses with a body shot. #T9#
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Kolehmainen's head but Kolehmainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD#
Kolehmainen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kolehmainen showed some decent athleticism there.
Kolehmainen thows a huge punch but Barbosa dodges it nicely.
Barbosa is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Kolehmainen is working for a kimura but Barbosa is defending it quite comfortably.
Kolehmainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kiki Kolehmainen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R2#
Kolehmainen loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.#TD#
Kolehmainen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kolehmainen trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa is trying to keep Kolehmainen in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kolehmainen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Kolehmainen from controlling successfully.
Barbosa looking to control but Kolehmainen passes into half guard. #T1#
Well, if Kolehmainen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Barbosa is refusing to be controlled, as Kolehmainen sits in half guard.
Barbosa is trying to maintain the position but Kolehmainen is very close to passing his half guard.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Junior Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Kolehmainen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barbosa did well to prevent Kolehmainen getting side control.#T2#
Barbosa tries to roll over but Kolehmainen keeps him under control.
Barbosa is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Barbosa trying to control but Kolehmainen postures up.
Kolehmainen is stalling here. Barbosa is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kolehmainen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Barbosa has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kolehmainen is looking to regain half guard here but Barbosa keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Barbosa advances nicely into full mount.
Kolehmainen can't escape the position.
Barbosa tries to control but Kolehmainen wriggling away.
Kolehmainen is trying to escape the mount but Barbosa keeps good control and instead manages to take Kolehmainen's back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barbosa is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Let's hope that Barbosa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T4#
Kolehmainen turns into Barbosa and is now in his guard.
Kolehmainen works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T5##SUB#
Kolehmainen seems to be looking for submissions.
Kolehmainen trying to mount his opponent but Barbosa defends it.
Barbosa is trying to maintain the position but Kolehmainen is very close to passing his half guard.
Kolehmainen is looking to take a break and control but Barbosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barbosa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T6#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kolehmainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolehmainen looking to pass the guard.
Kolehmainen wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kolehmainen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barbosa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Barbosa misses. #T7#
Kolehmainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kolehmainen.
Kiki Kolehmainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kolehmainen manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Kolehmainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kolehmainen. That did some damage!
Kolehmainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Kolehmainen misses with a hook
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Barbosa gets caught napping as Kolehmainen dives in and scores a takedown. Barbosa manages to retain guard.#T8#
Kolehmainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kolehmainen looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barbosa holds on and takes a little breather.
Kolehmainen won't allow Barbosa to sweep him here. #T9#
Kolehmainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Kolehmainen misses with a takedown
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Barbosa slips a jab from Kolehmainen.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kiki Kolehmainen.
I think Kolehmainen 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Kiki Kolehmainen!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kiki Kolehmainen!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Kiki Kolehmainen!

Kiki Kolehmainen wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Kiki Kolehmainen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: BKFC 18 - Hurst vs Jackson
Date: Sep 04, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Widehat instigates a clinch. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Widehat's body.#CL#
Barbosa forces Widehat back against the cage and clinches.
Widehat has Barbosa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barbosa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.#TD2#
Widehat gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Widehat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barbosa's head.
Barbosa is in trouble now - Widehat has advanced to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Widehat looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barbosa tries to hold on but Widehat pushes him away. #T1#
Widehat tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Widehat punching from mount but Barbosa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Widehat throwing strikes here but Barbosa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage. #SUB2#
Widehat jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Barbosa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Widehat throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Barbosa works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Widehat is trying to control. Barbosa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T2#
Widehat performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Widehat is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Barbosa to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Widehat throwing strikes from guard but Barbosa blocks nicely.
Barbosa trying to control the position. #T3#
Barbosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Widehat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barbosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barbosa pulls Widehat in close to prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Widehat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barbosa swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Barbosa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Widehat to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Widehat is standing up over Barbosa. Barbosa looks to escape but Widehat dives into side control. #T4##REVR##SUB2#
Widehat goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Barbosa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Widehat's guard! Nice work there by Barbosa!
Widehat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barbosa is one step ahead there.
Widehat trying to keep a closed guard but Barbosa is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Widehat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barbosa is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bofur Widehat will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Widehat closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barbosa quickly recovers to half guard.
Widehat not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2#
Widehat is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Widehat is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barbosa is just riding it out for now. Widehat eventually gives up the hold.
Barbosa is looking to control Widehat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barbosa avoid being mounted?#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widehat looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barbosa trying to control from the bottom.
Widehat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Widehat lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Widehat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barbosa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Widehat content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Barbosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Widehat.
Widehat wants to free his trapped foot but Barbosa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Widehat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barbosa's head.
Widehat passes to full mount!
Barbosa tries to hold on but Widehat postures up.#T3#
Poor strikes thrown by Widehat there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Barbosa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Widehat tries to control but Barbosa wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Widehat cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Widehat unloads with some shots from mount but Barbosa bucks and avoids them well.
Widehat content just to control the position here. #SUB2#
Widehat working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #T4#
Widehat misses with some ground and pound and Barbosa recovers position to half guard.
Widehat working over Barbosa with some ground and pound. Barbosa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Widehat is trying to control. Barbosa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Widehat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barbosa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barbosa is refusing to be controlled, as Widehat sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Widehat slips a nice elbow through Barbosa's hands, connecting with Barbosa's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bofur Widehat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Widehat takes one on the button.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Widehat with that takedown attempt.
Widehat misses with a takedown
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Widehat dives in and grabs Barbosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barbosa pushes down on Widehat's head and hops out.
Barbosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Junior Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bofur Widehat.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Widehat moves out of range.
Bofur Widehat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Widehat shoots and misses
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CUT#It looks like Bofur Widehat has been cut.
Barbosa throws a front kick aimed at Widehat's knee but Widehat avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widehat fails with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Barbosa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Andy's Sweaty Men that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Widehat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Widehat with a poor takedown
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Widehat's defenses. #ROC#Widehat is rocked!#T1#
Widehat shoots and misses
and Barbosa counters with a huge left! Widehat is in big trouble! He's backing up but Barbosa isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Widehat from any more damage. A dominating finish by Barbosa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Barbosa!
Junior Barbosa thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: BKFC - 185/205 Bracket Round 2
Date: Jul 31, 2021

#R1#
Steve changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barbosa tries to avoid it but Steve manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barbosa to the ground. Barbosa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steve shoots in but Barbosa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barbosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steve.
Junior Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pooky Steve.
Steve shoots in for a takedown but Barbosa shows good takedown defense.
Steve looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Steve tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Steve shoots in and bounces Barbosa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barbosa is adopting a defensive guard.#T1#
Steve throws a strike but Barbosa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Steve wants to get back to his feet but Barbosa passes into half guard.
Steve is doing well to control the position and prevent Barbosa from advancing to side control.
Steve wants to control but Barbosa is keeping busy. #T2#
Steve wants to improve his position but Barbosa is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Steve is trying to stand back up but Barbosa is controlling him
Barbosa is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Steve is trying to control but Barbosa manages to pass to mount!
Steve is desperately trying to improve his position but Barbosa has a good base and remains in mount.#T3#
Barbosa content just to control the position here.
Steve is looking to get to half guard.
Barbosa content just to control the position here. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barbosa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbosa continues to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Barbosa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Steve moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Steve misses with a takedown attempt
and Barbosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steve on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at Andy's Sweaty Men that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barbosa stuffs the takedown.#CL#
Barbosa has Steve up against the cage in a clinch.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve is trying to pull guard but Barbosa has him pressed against the cage.
Junior Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pooky Steve.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Barbosa misses with the head strike. #T1#
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbosa.
Steve has Barbosa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barbosa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve wants to break free but Barbosa has control.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
Barbosa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Steve tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve jumps guard but Barbosa stands there with Steve around his waist. Steve gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Steve blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Junior Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Barbosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Steve, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD2#
Steve looking to score a takedown here. Barbosa is defending well but Steve drives through and ends up in Barbosa's guard.
Junior Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steve stopping the sweep attempt from Barbosa.
Barbosa is working hard here to advance position.
Barbosa is controlling Steve's posture.
Steve stops Barbosa from standing up. #T3#
Barbosa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Steve slips nicely into half guard.#SU2#
Steve decides to stand and escape the position.
Pooky Steve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steve doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steve.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Steve blocks a jab.
And Steve responds with a good body kick, but Barbosa manages to step out the way in time.#T4#
Steve gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Pooky Steve has been cut.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve. #KD#
Barbosa lands a big right hand that sends Steve crashing to the mat! Barbosa stays standing though and waves Steve back to his feet!#ROC#Steve is rocked!
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!
Steve misses with a takedown
and Barbosa counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Steve out cold! What a finish! Barbosa is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior Barbosa!
A victorious Junior Barbosa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: BKFC - 185 Bracket
Date: Jul 02, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Wilson has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Wilson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barbosa up against the cage.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Barbosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wilson lands a jab to the nose.#CL2#
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head. #T1#
A frustrated look appears on Barbosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa wants to break free but Wilson has control.
Wilson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilson.
Wilson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barbosa up against the cage.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Wilson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barbosa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wilson can turn it around.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilson. #BC#
Barbosa breaks the clinch. #KD#
Barbosa lands a big uppercut and Wilson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wilson looks OK. Barbosa waves Wilson back to his feet!#ROC#Wilson is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Blade Wilson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the body.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Wilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Barbosa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.#T3#
Wilson lands with a right hand.
Barbosa is looking to land body kicks.
Wilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Jab, jab by Barbosa - just one landing.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses #CL2#
and Wilson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Barbosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
Wilson lands with a right hand.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Wilson fakes the leg kick and cracks Barbosa in the body.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Wilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL2#
Wilson forces Barbosa back against the cage and clinches.
Barbosa tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson slowing the pace effectively.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Blade Wilson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blade Wilson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Wilson scores with a nice right hand. #KD#
Barbosa drops Wilson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wilson looks back up at him and smiles so Barbosa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Barbosa connects with a body shot.#KD2#
Wilson drops Barbosa with a beautiful combination! Barbosa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wilson is looking for the KO!
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.#CUT2#It looks like Junior Barbosa has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson slips under a jab.
Wilson tries to counter with a clinch but Barbosa shakes him off and moves away.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Barbosa lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Wilson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Barbosa dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Barbosa!
Junior Barbosa 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.

Event: Yabai Testing Station I.5
Date: Dec 23, 2020

#R1#
Barbosa stuns Dawson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dawson throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dawson is holding his hands too far apart here. Barbosa throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Dawson is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior Barbosa!
A victorious Junior Barbosa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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