Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: TOF 223
Date: Apr 26, 2025

#R1#
Shay tries to clinch but Meight moves away
and Meight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shay fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Meight! But no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Meight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meight punishes Shay's body with a nice straight punch.
Meight defending well as Shay loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meight looks to land a left hand but Shay moved out of range nicely.
Shay lands a nice shot to the body.
Meight misses with a straight left.
Uwot Meight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Shay misses with a straight left.
Meight throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Shay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shay throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Meight to regain full guard.
Shay postures up in Meight's guard and throws a big left but Meight blocks it.
Shay not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shay trying to control but Meight is working from the bottom.
Shay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meight works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
Shay is in close to Meight's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've been hearing that Shay has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Shay wants to control from the top but Meight keeps moving.
Shay postures up in Meight's guard and throws a big left but Meight blocks it.
Shay is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shay has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Meight is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Shay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shay lands with a hook. Meight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shay stuns Meight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meight avoids the body shot from Shay.
Shay misses with a body shot. #T4#
Shay shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meight sprawls well. Meight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shay gets slowly back to his feet.
Meight slips under a jab from Shay.
Shay dips to his left and cracks Meight with an uppercut!
Meight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shay.
Shay attempts a counter takedown but Meight avoids it well and moves away.
Meight shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #TD#
Shay manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Meight on his heels. He'll look to pass Meight's guard now, I'm sure.#T5#
Meight has momentary wrist control but Shay slips an elbow through the middle.
Meight trying to control the position.
Shay is stalling in the full guard.
Shay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meight is keeping the position for now.
Meight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shay trying to control the position from guard on top but Meight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T6#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shay showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shay trying to control but Meight is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shay slips under a jab.
Meight throws a shot from downtown. Shay moves away and avoids it.
Shay changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shay connects with a nice looking jab.
Meight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T7##TD#
Shay gets a takedown into half guard.
Shay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meight's head.
Shay wants to free his trapped foot but Meight is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Meight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meight's head.
Shay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meight defending well though.
Shay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meight's head. #T8#
Shay with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shay looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shay trying to control from Meight's half guard. Meight has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Shay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Meight is trying to keep Shay in close.
Shay is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T9#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shay 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.
Shay trying to control but Meight is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Shay. Beautiful body shot.
Shay throws out a loose jab but Meight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meight throws a lazy right hand but Shay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shay misses with a right hand
and Meight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shay staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tevin Shay dominated that round.
That's time! Shay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Meight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meight missing with a left hand there. Shay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shay attempts a counter takedown but Meight avoids it well and moves away.
Meight slips a jab from Shay.#TD#
Shay scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tevin Shay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shay wants to take a breather but Meight is having none of it.
Meight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shay.
Meight wants to improve his position but Shay is controlling well. #T1#
Shay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shay is just content to waste time from the top position. Meight takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shay throwing strikes but missing.
Shay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Meight can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shay controls the pace.
Meight keeping moving, preventing Shay from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#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.
Nice straight punches there by Shay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shay.
Meight misses with a wild body shot.
Meight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meight stuffs the takedown.
Meight misses with a shot to the body
and Shay counters with a nice uppercut.
Tevin Shay is winning the standup battle so far.
Meight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shay.#T3#
Shay misses with a body shot.
Shay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meight.
Shay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meight's head.
Meight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meight misses the shot to the body.
Meight walks into a stiff left hand from Shay.
Meight lands a right hook to the body. #T4#
Nice cross by Shay.#CL#
Shay closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Shay fails to land.
Meight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meight misses with a punch to the body.
Meight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meight misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Meight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meight's elbow.
Shay lands a nice uppercut.
Meight throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Meight fails to land. #T5#
Meight has a couple of punches blocked by Shay.
Meight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shay pushes Meight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shay blocks an uppercut.
Meight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meight tries to throw a body punch but Shay avoids it by throwing Meight back against the cage.
Meight tries a body shot but Shay blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Meight fails to land.
Shay throws a punch but it's blocked by Meight.
Shay lands with a light punch inside.
Meight lands a shot to the body.
Meight has a couple of punches blocked by Shay.
Meight misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Shay.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shay.
Shay lands with a right to the head. #T6#
Meight working aggressively here.
Meight stops a takedown attempt from Shay.
Meight tries to work over Shay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shay effectively controlling the action here.
Meight throws a punch but it's blocked by Shay.
Meight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shay lands with a right to the head.
Meight working aggressively here.
Shay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shay misses with the head strike.
Meight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shays head.
Meight misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Shay fails to land.
Shay blocking some punches. #T7#
Shay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meight's elbow.
Shay is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tevin Shay. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Shay has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Meight uses from the top position. #SUB#
Shay is looking for a triangle but Meight pushes his legs off easily.
Meight trying to control but Shay is working from the bottom.
Meight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Meight must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shay controls Meight momentarily but Meight frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Shay looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Meight passes into half guard. #T8##SUB#
Shay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Meight prevents Shay from improving his position.
Shay wants to control but Meight passes into side. #T9#
Shay is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Meight off and has taken his back!
Shay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meight can do to turn this around?
Shay throwing sloppy strikes.
Shay punches the canvas rather than the man. #SUB#
Shay looking for the RNC.
Shay misses with an elbow to the head.
Meight avoids the strikes from Shay.
Shay throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Meight!
Meight wants to escape the position.
Meight covering up well under a barage of strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tevin Shay dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Shay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meight's head.
Meight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shay's head backwards.
Shay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Meight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shay misses with a takedown attempt - Meight sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shay lands a right hook to the body. #T1#
Meight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shay.
Meight throws a big shot that misses.
Shay swings widly with a right hand
and Meight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shay misses with a straight left.
Meight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Meight tries to move into range but Shay moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Meight misses with a wild body shot.
Meight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T2#
Shay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meight. Shay does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Shay shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Meight regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shay 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.
Meight keeping moving, preventing Shay from controlling successfully. #T3#
Meight looking for a sweep. Not yet Meight, not yet.
Shay trying to control but Meight is working from the bottom.
Shay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Meight trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big left from Meight misses.
Shay tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Meight defends well and Shay ends up having to push Meight into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shay is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tevin Shay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shay can't find room to land a body shot as Meight controls the action.
Meight throws a head punch that misses.
Shay stalling.
Shay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meight working aggressively here.
Meight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meight prevents the takedown attempt.
Meight digs a right hand into Shay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shay's gas tank. #T5#
Shay stalling the fight.
Shay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shay can't find room to land a body shot as Meight controls the action.
Tevin Shay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shay wants a takedown but no success here.
Meight misses with a punch on the inside.
Meight pushes Shay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shay blocking some punches.
Meight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meight can't find room to land a body shot as Shay controls the action.
Shay scores with a shoulder strike.
Shay gets through Meight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meight prevents a body shot from Shay.
Meight prevents a body shot from Shay.
A short right from Meight on the inside. #T6##TD#
Meight is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shay is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Meight to the mat. Meight regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meight keeping moving, preventing Shay from controlling successfully.
Meight is controlling Shay's posture.
Shay showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shay passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Uwot Meight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T7#
Meight dodges the ground and pound from Shay.
Meight felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
You can see the frustration on Meight's face as Shay controls the position.
Shay cracks Meight with a big right hand but Meight just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Shay is putting a hurting on Meight here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shay 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.
Shay scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Meight to see if he's OK.#T8#
The ground and pound from Shay seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Meight manages to get back to half guard.
Shay wants to free his trapped foot but Meight is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shay misses with a head shot. Meight uses the momentum to regain guard.
Shay wants to pass the guard but Meight is keeping the position.#T9#
Shay trying to control but Meight is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Shay drives through and clinches with Meight against the cage.
Meight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meight lands a left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shay throws a head punch that misses.
Shay swings wildly with an uppercut but Meight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shay is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tevin Shay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shay, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: DMMA 407: Skolz v Graves
Date: Apr 05, 2025

#R1#
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skolz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skolz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Skolz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Graves's hands.
Skolz looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.#CL2#
Graves rushes Skolz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Skolz.
Skolz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Graves walks away with a smile on his face. Skolz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graves looks to clinch
and Skolz counters with a good, hard body kick but Graves shrugs it off.
Skolz throws a good cross that connects. #CL2#
Graves has Skolz up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skolz misses with the head strike.
Skolz has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skolz.
A hook to the body from Skolz.
Skolz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skolz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Skolz - that landed with a thud.
Graves throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Skolz gets control of Graves's arms and successfully pulls guard. Skolz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Skolz has his foot on Graves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graves works his way back into a safe position though.#T1##SUB#
Graves avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Skolz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Graves defends well.#SUB#
Skolz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Graves defends well.#SUB#
Graves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Skolz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graves has managed to get both his arms back between Skolz's legs - danger averted.
Graves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Graves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Graves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Graves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Skolz keeping full guard, as Graves tries to pass. #SUB#
Graves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Skolz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graves has managed to get both his arms back between Skolz's legs - danger averted.
Skolz has momentary wrist control but Graves slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Skolz 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.
Graves lands a couple of elbows.
Graves keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Skolz's head.
Graves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Graves sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Skolz's guard. #SUB#
Skolz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Graves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Graves is nestled in close to Skolz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB#
Skolz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Graves working Skolz over with strikes. #ROC2#Skolz is rocked!
Skolz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Skolz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graves lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Skolz quite badly. Skolz pulls Graves in close trying to recover. Graves postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Skolz on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Skolz doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Graves!
Terrance Graves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: DMMA 405: Kostov v Ruttu
Date: Mar 29, 2025

#R1#
Barbosa scores with a jab to the body.
Khan with a nice calf kick.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Khan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Khan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
Khan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Khan jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Khan punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT#It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Khan connects with a solid leg kick.
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Barbosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T2#
A shot to the body from Khan misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa with a hook.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Khan slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Khan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbosa.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan lands with a good body shot.#T3#
Khan with a nice cross.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Khan.
Barbosa misses with a double jab
and Khan counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the body.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Khan swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Khan throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan lands with a nice body punch.
Khan stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan. #T4#
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan lands a body shot.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Khan moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Khan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Barbosa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan 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.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
That kick from Khan tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Barbosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Khan slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Khan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Khan jabs at Barbosa's body.
Khan connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Khan is out of range.
Bora Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Khan connects with a leg kick.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Khan.
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good shot there by Barbosa.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Khan feints a counter leg kick.
Khan slips a jab from Barbosa.
That kick from Khan tenderised Barbosa's leg. Barbosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Khan.
Khan connects with a looping right hand.
Khan lands with a cross.
Barbosa digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khan blocks a head kick by Barbosa. #T3#
Khan lands with a straight right. Barbosa didn't see that one coming.
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 swings widly with a right hand
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Khan blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Khan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa misses with a double jab
and Khan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbosa's knee momentarily.
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A good leg kick by Khan.
Khan connects with a leg kick.
Khan digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Good exchange - Khan coming out on top.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan. #T4#
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Khan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khan! But no joy.
Khan jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan connects with a jab.
Khan scores with a body shot.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Khan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan with a nice calf kick.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bora Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Junior Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Khan scores with a punch to the head.
Khan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Khan jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan 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.
Barbosa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khan counters with a left to the body.
Khan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good shot there by Khan.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khan.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
A jab lands there for Khan.
Barbosa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T2#
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khan.
Khan with a nice calf kick.
Nice shot by Khan.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Khan connects with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Khan misses.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khan clobbers Barbosa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khan jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Jab from Khan.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T3#
Khan 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 body shot
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Khan connects with a solid leg kick.
Khan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Khan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Jab from Khan.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khan jabs at Barbosa's body.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan's corner calls for a 1-2. Khan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T4#
Barbosa dips to his left and cracks Khan with an uppercut!
Khan lands a jab.
Khan with the inside leg kick.
Barbosa takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Khan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab by Khan.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Khan lands an overhand right.
Khan scores with a one two! Barbosa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bora Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khan 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 Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bora Khan!
Bora Khan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: BC FIGHT NIGHT 30
Date: Mar 26, 2025

#R1#
Calderon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montoya.
Montoya catches Calderon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Calderon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Calderon slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Montoya.
Montoya blocks a head kick by Calderon.
Montoya misses with a straight left.
Montoya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calderon.
Calderon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montoya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Montoya looks to score with a jab to the body but Calderon is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Calderon misses the target.
Calderon throws a hook but Montoya avoids it easily.
Calderon loads up on a big right hand but Montoya slips the punch.
Montoya is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Calderon pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T1#
Calderon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montoya.
Calderon throws a shot from downtown. Montoya moves away and avoids it.
Calderon throws a right hand that misses
and Montoya counters with a nice body shot.
Calderon throws a hook but Montoya avoids it easily.
Montoya slips under a jab.
Calderon missing with a left hand there. Montoya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Calderon backs off Montoya throws a huge counter combo but Calderon manages to avoid it all.
Montoya avoids the head kick by Calderon.
Montoya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calderon throws out the jab.
Montoya misses with a body shot
and Calderon counters with a straight right hand.
Calderon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montoya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Montoya.
Montoya digs a good body shot into Calderon's ribs.
Montoya misses with a straight left.
Junior Calderon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Calderon takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calderon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calderon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montoya counters with a three punch combo that has Calderon backing up. Calderon nods at Montoya to acknowledge the strikes.
Calderon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montoya counters with a right hand to the body.
Calderon lands a really nice looking cross but Montoya seems unphased.
Calderon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montoya was well out of range. Poor timing from Calderon.
Montoya let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A low kick lands for Calderon.
Calderon misses with a lunging right hand
and Montoya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calderon swings for the body but Montoya moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Montoya's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Montoya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Calderon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Montoya lands a jab to the nose.#ROC2#Calderon is rocked!
We've been told by Calderon's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Calderon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montoya.
Oh Calderon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calderon misses with a body punch
and Montoya counters with a big right hand! Oh Calderon is in trouble here! Montoya follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Montoya!

Event: DMMA 399: LaFleur v Chapo
Date: Mar 08, 2025

#R1#
Barbosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Burgess counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barbosa cracks Burgess with an open hand slap.
Burgess takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burgess misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Barbosa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burgess counters with a body kick.
Barbosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burgess.#CUT2#It looks like Axton Burgess has been cut.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
and Burgess counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Junior Barbosa has been cut.
Burgess scores with a kick to the body.
Barbosa looks winded!
Burgess works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgess scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burgess lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut #KD#
and Burgess counters with a nice right hand that sends Barbosa toppling to the canvas! Barbosa scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Burgess finish him?!#ROC#Barbosa is rocked!#T1#
A head kick by Burgess - that's a beauty! Barbosa is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Burgess can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Axton Burgess!
Axton Burgess thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 138
Date: Feb 01, 2025

#R1##CL#
Trevor forces Calderon back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Calderon manages to break the clinch.
Calderon throws a hook to the side of Trevor's head but Trevor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freaky Trevor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calderon throws a lazy right hand but Trevor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calderon misses with an uppercut.
Calderon throws a looping overhand right but Trevor ducks down to avoid it.
Trevor misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Calderon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Calderon looks to score with a jab to the body but Trevor is just out of range.
Trevor fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Trevor pushes Calderon up against the cage in a clinch.
Calderon is trying to break the clinch but Trevor is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The referee calls for Trevor to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Calderon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trevor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Trevor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calderon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trevor doesn't manage to clinch there - Calderon circles away.
Calderon throws out a loose jab but Trevor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calderon throws a sloppy head kick and Trevor moves out of range easily.
Trevor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calderon.
Calderon scores with a body shot.
Calderon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calderon misses the shot to the body.
Trevor tries to clinch but Calderon is having none of it. #CL#
Trevor clinches up against the cage.
Calderon is trying to break the clinch but Trevor has him pressed against the cage.
Trevor keeps control of Calderon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #TD#
Trevor manages to pull guard.
Calderon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Trevor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Calderon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Calderon looking to pass the guard. #T2#
Trevor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Calderon is one step ahead there.
Calderon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trevor looking for a sweep. Not yet Trevor, not yet. #SUB#
Trevor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calderon defends well.
Trevor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T3##SUB#
Trevor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Calderon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Calderon has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##SUB#
Trevor pushes a forearm under Calderon's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Calderon is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freaky Trevor!

Event: DMMA 388: Barbosa v Easterly
Date: Jan 26, 2025

#R1##CL#
Barbosa has managed to clinch.
Easterly prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Easterly .
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barbosa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Easterly 's brow.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
Barbosa lands a nice elbow.
Barbosa stalls.
Easterly effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
Easterly blocks an elbow strike.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Easterly backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Easterly fails to land.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Easterly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Easterly can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Easterly .
Easterly tries to stall but Barbosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Easterly misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa stalls. #T1#
Easterly tries to stall but Barbosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Easterly throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa. #BC#
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the body.
Barbosa motions for Easterly to come forward. Barbosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donk. Barbosa catches Easterly right on the button with a cross.
Easterly takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Easterly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Junior Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Easterly 's shoulder, as Easterly tries to avoid the shot.
Easterly misses the shot to the body.
Easterly blocks a leg kick.
Easterly misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Easterly misses with a wild body shot.
Easterly swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Easterly 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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa throws a low kick but Easterly avoids it.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Easterly misses.#T2#
Barbosa scores with a nice right hand.
Easterly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Easterly lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa throws out a leg kick but Easterly moves out of range and Barbosa only half commits.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Easterly throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa thows a leg kick but Easterly checks it
enabling Easterly to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Easterly ducks down to avoid it.
Easterly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barbosa has time to react.
Easterly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Easterly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Easterly throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Easterly .
Good exchange - Barbosa coming out on top.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Easterly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Easterly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Easterly digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Easterly throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Easterly gets tackled into the cage by Barbosa. Barbosa maintains the clinch.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa wants to stall. #T3##BC#
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa takes one on the button.
Easterly digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Barbosa looks to clinch
letting Easterly counter with a right hand.
Easterly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa scores with a jab. Easterly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Easterly misses.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Easterly lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Easterly misses.
Easterly throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Easterly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Easterly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Easterly punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Easterly .
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Easterly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Easterly 's legs.
Nice cross by Barbosa.#T4#
Easterly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Easterly jabs at Barbosa's body.
Easterly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Easterly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Easterly ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Easterly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Easterly 's head but Easterly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Barbosa gets a clinch.
Easterly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A short right from Easterly .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Easterly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Easterly blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa trying to control the position but instead, Easterly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barbosa into the cage.
Easterly misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 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#
Easterly moves forwards but Barbosa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Easterly missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Easterly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Easterly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Easterly misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Easterly throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Easterly manages to avoid it.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Easterly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Easterly scores with a hook.#CL#
Barbosa has managed to clinch.
Easterly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Easterly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barbosa. Barbosa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Easterly moved out of range.
Easterly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Easterly .
Easterly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Easterly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Easterly throws a combination. Barbosa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T1#
Easterly slips under a jab.
Easterly scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Easterly misses with a straight right.
Barbosa 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.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Easterly moved out of range.
Easterly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Easterly moves out of range of the strikes.
Easterly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Easterly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Easterly lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Easterly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Easterly misses with a body shot.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Easterly throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Easterly takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa looks to land a combination but Easterly avoids it well.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
A jab from Easterly finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
Easterly misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa. #CL#
Easterly gets tackled into the cage by Barbosa. Barbosa maintains the clinch. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Easterly .
Easterly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Easterly misses with the head strike.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Easterly misses with some punches.
Easterly throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC2#
Easterly breaks the clinch.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Easterly works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
Easterly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa moves forwards but Easterly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Easterly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Easterly scores with a body shot.
Easterly scores with a shot to the body.
Easterly looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Easterly lands a head kick. Barbosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice leg kick lands there from Easterly .
Easterly misses with an uppercut.
Easterly lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa misses with a straight left. #T3#
Nice defenses there by Easterly .
Easterly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Easterly avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Easterly lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Easterly ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Barbosa works over Easterly 's head and body with a nice combination.
Easterly lands a head shot.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Easterly with a jab.
Easterly lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easterly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Easterly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa misses with a double jab.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Easterly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Easterly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Jab, jab by Easterly - just one landing.
Easterly connects with a solid leg kick.
Easterly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Easterly pushes him off.
Barbosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Easterly throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbosa.
Easterly scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Donk. Easterly catches Barbosa right on the button with a cross.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Easterly avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Easterly 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.
Easterly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Easterly lands with a shot to the body.
Barbosa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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 throws a right hand that misses
and Easterly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Holden Easterly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Easterly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Easterly swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range. #CL#
Barbosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbosa has Easterly pressed against the cage.
Easterly can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Easterly tries to stall but Barbosa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Easterly avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Easterly s head.
A short uppercut from Easterly .
Easterly blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Easterly has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Easterly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Easterly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Easterly stalling in the clinch but Barbosa improves position.
Easterly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Easterly fails to land. #T1#
Barbosa tries to stall but Easterly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Easterly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Easterly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Easterly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Easterly wants to stall.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa controlling the action here for a moment.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
Easterly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Junior Barbosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Easterly avoids a wild elbow strike from Barbosa.
A right hand to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Easterly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa tries to stall but Easterly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Easterly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
A short right from Easterly on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Easterly .
Easterly lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Easterly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Easterly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Easterly scores with a nice head shot.
Easterly 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 takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holden Easterly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Easterly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Easterly lands a jab to the nose.
Easterly digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Barbosa moves forwards but Easterly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa tries to move into range but Easterly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Easterly .
A low kick from Barbosa is predictable there
and Easterly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Easterly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Barbosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
Easterly walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.
Easterly misses with a body shot.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Easterly .
Easterly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbosa defending well as Easterly loads up on a big left hand.
Easterly looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Easterly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa throws a hook but Easterly blocks it.
Easterly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Easterly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Easterly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Easterly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Easterly coming out on top.
Easterly just misses with a punch to the body.
Easterly scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Easterly .#T4#
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 poor cross that misses
enabling Easterly to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.
Easterly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Easterly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Easterly has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Easterly avoids the elbow strike from Barbosa, against the cage.
Easterly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Easterly lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Easterly wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Easterly misses with a body punch.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Easterly backwards.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Easterly struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Easterly misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Easterly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Easterly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Easterly !
Holden Easterly took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bloodbath MMA Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: Sunrise 8
Date: Jan 18, 2025

#R1#
Strauss staying out of range there.
Strauss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strauss misses with a hook.
Mandiang takes a swing at Strauss's ribcage but misses.
Strauss throws out a counter right but Mandiang avoids it with no problem.
Strauss scores with a jab to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mandiang.
Mandiang swings for the body but Strauss moves out of range.
Strauss slips under a jab.
Strauss 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.
Strauss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mandiang takes one to the side of the head.
Mandiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strauss throws out a counter right but Mandiang avoids it with no problem.
Mandiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mandiang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mandiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strauss uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mandiang has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strauss scores with a nice strike.
Strauss missing with a left hand there. Mandiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mandiang throws a big shot that misses.
Strauss looks to land a right hand but Mandiang moved out of range.
Strauss scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mandiang in his tracks.
Strauss looks to throw the jab but Mandiang is out of range.
Mandiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandiang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mandiang walks into a jab.
Mandiang throws a sloppy head kick and Strauss moves out of range easily.
Mandiang is looking to chop away at Strauss's legs.
Strauss scores with a spinning back kick!
Strauss lands with a hook. Mandiang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mandiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strauss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mandiang scores with a head kick. Strauss tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Strauss bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Strauss is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mandiang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Strauss ducks under a wild hook from Mandiang.
A big left from Strauss misses.
Strauss tries to land a front kick but Mandiang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mandiang throws a sloppy head kick and Strauss moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strauss scores with a decent looking hook.
Mandiang connects with a high kick.
Jab, jab by Strauss - just one landing. #T2#
Strauss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mandiang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strauss. Strauss obviously looking to wear him down.
Strauss throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Mandiang to counter with a crisp jab.
Strauss thumps Mandiang with a low kick.
Mandiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Mandiang.
Mandiang misses with a straight left.
Strauss throws a right hand that Mandiang ducks under and follows up with a left that Mandiang also avoids with ease.
Strauss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Strauss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mandiang momentarily.
Nicholaus Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandiang walks into a straight right hand from Strauss.
Strauss throws a leg kick which misses Mandiang's front leg but catches the back leg as Mandiang tries to avoid it.
Mandiang takes a swing at Strauss's ribcage but misses.
Strauss works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mandiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strauss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mandiang takes one to the chin there.
Mandiang thuds his right hand into Strauss's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strauss throws a sloppy head kick and Mandiang moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Strauss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholaus Strauss dominated that round.
That's time! Mandiang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Strauss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Strauss misses with a two punch combination.
Strauss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mandiang throws out the jab.
Mandiang is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot by Strauss.
Strauss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mandiang checks it well.
Strauss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strauss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Strauss defending well as Mandiang loads up on a big left hand.
Mandiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Mandiang.
Strauss displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT2#It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strauss moves away from the strike by Mandiang.
Strauss throws a big shot that misses.
Mandiang throws a head kick but Strauss moves out of range.
Strauss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mandiang.
Mandiang thumps Strauss with a low kick.
Strauss lands with a nice body kick.
Mandiang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strauss. Strauss obviously looking to wear him down. #T1#
Strauss throws the left hand but Mandiang avoids the punch easily.
Strauss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandiang.
Nice cross by Strauss.
A head kick misses from Mandiang.
Strauss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Strauss scores with a jab to the head.
Strauss lands a nice shot that snaps Mandiang's head back.
Mandiang slips under a jab from Strauss.
Strauss throws a hook to the side of Mandiang's head but Mandiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Mandiang misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strauss.
Strauss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mandiang misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Strauss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strauss tries a head kick but it misses.
Strauss lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strauss connects with a body shot.
Strauss lands a two punch combo.
Mandiang blocks a jab.
Mandiang lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Strauss, as that shot connected.
Strauss throws a shot from downtown. Mandiang moves away and avoids it.
Mandiang lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#T2#
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandiang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Strauss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Strauss missing with a left hand there. Mandiang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strauss misses with a body kick.
Mandiang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Strauss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strauss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mandiang counters with a big head kick but Strauss shrugs it off. #ROC#Strauss is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Mandiang misses the target.
Strauss is still on wobbly legs! Can Mandiang finish him?
Mandiang throws a head kick but Strauss moves out of range.
Mandiang scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strauss defending well as Mandiang loads up on a big left hand.
Strauss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mandiang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mandiang throws a jab when Strauss was well out of range.
Strauss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Strauss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandiang lands a right and a left and another right! Strauss goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aboubacar Mandiang!
Aboubacar Mandiang thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 135
Date: Jan 11, 2025

#R1##TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Young enables Duboulay to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Young manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Young looking to control.
Duboulay wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Duboulay wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Young looking to control.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Young keeping moving, preventing Duboulay from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young is trying to control the position but Duboulay postures up. #SUB2#
Young escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Duboulay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Young is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1##SUB2#
Young looking for a guillotine here but Duboulay defends easily.
Duboulay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duboulay sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Duboulay has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Duboulay wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Duboulay has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Young is trying to control the position but Duboulay postures up. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Duboulay looking to pass the guard.
Young trying to keep a closed guard but Duboulay is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Duboulay content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Young has locked up a guillotine! Young's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Duboulay is holding on here and Young must be using up a lot of energy. Duboulay has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Young gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Angus Young!

Event: DMMA 382: Karj v Bonaparte
Date: Jan 05, 2025

#R1#
Wick misses with a low kick.
Barbosa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
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.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Wick.
John Wick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Wick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#KD2#
Barbosa cracks Wick with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Barbosa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wick to stand back up!#ROC2#Wick is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa throws an uppercut from hell that sends Wick clean off his feet! He's out cold! Barbosa stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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: DMMA 377
Date: Dec 07, 2024

#R1#
Oxford throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
A cross from Barbosa lands.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Lord Eton Oxford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oxford throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oxford counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oxford throws out the jab.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oxford! #CUT2#It looks like Junior Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oxford throws out the jab.
Oxford throws a leg kick
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Oxford wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Barbosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oxford misses with a head kick.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Oxford moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Oxford.
Oxford misses with a looping left.#KD2#
Oxford drops Barbosa with a beautiful combination! Barbosa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Oxford is looking for the KO!
Oxford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Oxford throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Oxford moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barbosa dips to his left and cracks Oxford with an uppercut!
Oxford works the jab nicely.
Oxford misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oxford can pounce on him.
Oxford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body.
Oxford throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oxford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
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!
Oxford ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Oxford looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T2#
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Oxford moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
Oxford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oxford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab lands there for Oxford.
Oxford misses with a body punch
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oxford jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oxford tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Oxford scores with a nice strike.
Oxford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Oxford.
Oxford misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Oxford misses with a low kick.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Oxford throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease.
Oxford ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Oxford is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Oxford scores with a jab.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Oxford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oxford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oxford feints a jab promting Barbosa to slip. Oxford then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barbosa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barbosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Oxford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barbosa throws a hook but Oxford avoids it easily.
Oxford throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oxford slips under a jab.
Oxford shapes to counter with a head kick.#T4#
Oxford throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbosa.
That kick from Barbosa tenderised Oxford's leg. Oxford is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barbosa - that will leave a mark!
Oxford looks winded!
Barbosa throws a hook but Oxford avoids it easily.
Oxford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oxford misses with a hook
and Oxford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbosa.
Oxford misses with a low kick.
Oxford throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Oxford.
Oxford misses with a hook
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Oxford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbosa counters with a big right hand! Oh Oxford is in trouble here! Barbosa follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Barbosa!
Junior Barbosa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 130
Date: Dec 07, 2024

#R1#
Calderon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Freeman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Calderon misses with a looping right.
Freeman ducks under a wild hook from Calderon.
Calderon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Calderon finds it's way through Freeman's defenses.
Freeman shoots in looking for a takedown. Calderon tries to sprawl out of it but Freeman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calderon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Freeman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Calderon defends well and Freeman ends up having to push Calderon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Calderon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD#
Freeman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Calderon wants to control but Freeman is keeping busy.
Freeman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calderon keeps working. #SUB#
Freeman maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Calderon could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Freeman has cracked it and Calderon is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Freeman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Morgan Freeman!
Morgan Freeman is the new featherweight champion!

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 129
Date: Nov 30, 2024

#R1#
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL2#
Young forces Durham back against the cage and clinches.
Young leaning against his opponent.
Durham misses with a shot to the kidneys. #TD2#
Young gets control of Durham's arms and successfully pulls guard. Young will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Young is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Young working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durham has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#T1##SUB2#
Young is looking for a triangle but Durham pushes his legs off easily.
Young trying to control the position here.
Durham postures up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Young tries to clinch up.
Durham just misses with a punch to the body.
Durham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durham misses with a wild body shot.
Durham sets himself, and Young steps forward looking for the clinch! Durham avoids it this time.
Durham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durham connects with a body shot.
Durham circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Durham.
Angus Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Young clinches up against the cage.
Durham tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Durham can't break the clinch. #T2#
Young blocking some punches.
Durham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young slows down the pace here.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A frustrated look appears on Durham's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Durham breaks the clinch.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Durham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durham throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Durham is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Durham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Durham working hard to break the clinch.
Durham is trying to break free.
Young stalling in the clinch.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durham's efforts to push away.#TD2#
Young has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Durham regains guard immediately. #T3#
Young's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young wants to control from the top but Durham keeps moving.
Young looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Young wants to control from the top but Durham keeps moving.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Durham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Durham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Durham being controlled here momentarily.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Young keeping full guard, as Durham tries to pass.
Durham is working hard here to advance position.
Young has control of Durham's left arm, preventing Durham from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young is trying to control the position but Durham postures up.
Young is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Young wants to control the position but Durham says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
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 Landin Durham will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Young slips under a jab.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durham scores with a shot to the body.
Durham digs a good body shot into Young's ribs.
Young tries to clinch up but Durham circles away and keeps his distance.
Durham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young wants to counter the offense by Durham and move into the clinch position.#CL2#
Young clinches with his opponent.
Young keeps control of Durham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durham is trying to break free.
Durham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young leaning his opponent against the cage.
Durham tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durham is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Durham tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Young manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1##SUB2#
Young looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Durham has picked Young up and slammed him! Young can't keep hold of the triangle and Durham manages to pass to side control!
Young is trying to work for a sweep but Durham has mounted him!
Young looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Young is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Young trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Young is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Durham.
Young tries to roll but Durham sticks to his back. #T2#
Young is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Young manages to reverse the position and now he's in Durham's guard. Nice work there by Young.
Durham keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Durham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Young looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Durham has picked Young up and slammed him! Young can't keep hold of the triangle and Durham manages to pass to side control!
Young is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Young trying to control but Durham flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!#T3#
Durham avoiding Young 's attempts to control his hands.
Durham keeps control of the position as Young tries to break free.
Durham is riding his opponent, not letting Young buck him off.
Landin Durham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young tries to roll but Durham sticks to his back.
Good control from Durham.
Durham has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Young trying to control the hands but Durham won't let him. #T4#
Durham doesn't have the hooks in and Young manages to turn into his guard.
Durham keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young content to stall in guard here.
Young passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Durham tries to get to full guard but Young has control of the leg.
Young not doing much here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Landin Durham dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Young wants to clinch up but Durham keeps it at a distance.
Angus Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL2#
Young moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Young takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durham's efforts to push away.#BC#
Durham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Durham misses.
Durham throws a body shot but no joy.
Durham throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durham throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Durham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.#CL2#
Young has closed the distance and engaged Durham in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Young pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young is trying to keep Durham in close.
Durham works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T1#
Young wants to improve his position but Durham is controlling well.
Durham is controlling the pace.
Young tries to roll over but Durham keeps him under control.
Young is trying to control but can't.
Young wants to get back to full guard.
Young is holding on to half guard well.
Young is looking to control Durham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Young avoid being mounted?#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.
Young tries to roll over but Durham keeps him under control.
Durham wants to free his trapped foot but Young is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Young is trying to control but Durham manages to pass to mount!
Young reaches up to try and control the position but Durham seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Young rolls and tries to escape and now Durham has his back!
Young tries to escape the position.
Durham controls the position.
Young is trying to break free. #T3#
Durham avoiding Young 's attempts to control his hands.
Durham trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Young doesn't escape.
Durham is hanging on to Young's back as he tries to escape.
Young trying to control the hands but Durham won't let him.
Young breaks Durham's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard. #T4#
Young content to stall in guard here.
Young wants to control from the top but Durham keeps moving.
Young stays in close to Durham's body and controls the position.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Durham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young wants to pass the guard but Durham is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Landin Durham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Durham, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landin Durham!

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 119
Date: Nov 09, 2024

#R1#
Young tries to clinch but Callixtus is having none of it.
Young tries to clinch up.
Young wants to clinch.
Callixtus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Callixtus swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Callixtus misses with a hook.
Young has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Callixtus finds it's way round the side to connect with Young's head.
Young wants to clinch up but Callixtus keeps it at a distance.
Callixtus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Young.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Callixtus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young wants to clinch up but Callixtus keeps it at a distance.
Callixtus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Callixtus looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for Callixtus.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Callixtus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Callixtus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Callixtus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1##CL#
Callixtus closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Callixtus turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Callixtus manages to end up in side control.
Callixtus happy to just control the position for now.
Young is trying to improve his position.
Callixtus working away.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Young is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Young's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2#
Young sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Callixtus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Young trying to control from the bottom.
Young is looking for a sweep. Callixtus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
Callixtus trying to mount his opponent but Young defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Young manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Young is trying to control the position but Callixtus postures up. #SUB2#
Young looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Callixtus has picked Young up and slammed him! Young can't keep hold of the triangle and Callixtus manages to pass to side control!
Young is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Callixtus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Young won't allow Callixtus to pass to mount.
Young tries to roll over but Callixtus keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Young looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Callixtus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Young wants to control but Callixtus is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
Callixtus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Young is looking to improve his position.
Callixtus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Callixtus wants to pass the guard but Young is defending well.
Young trying to control from the bottom.
Callixtus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Young wants to get back to full guard but Callixtus has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young wants to control but Callixtus postures up.
Young regains half guard.
Young wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pope Callixtus dominated that 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.#R2#
Young is looking to clinch but Callixtus is avoiding it.
A jab from Callixtus misses. #CL#
Callixtus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Callixtus has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Young regains guard immediately. #SUB2#
Young throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Callixtus escapes and throws Young's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Young trying to remain calm as Callixtus controls from the top position.
Young wants to control but Callixtus postures up.
You can see the frustration on Young's face as Callixtus controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries to bench press Callixtus off him but Callixtus keeps the position.
Callixtus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working.
Pope Callixtus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young is trying to control Callixtus's posture but Callixtus avoids it.
Young isn't going anywhere.#T1#
Young is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Callixtus passes into side control, despite Young's attempt to control the position.
Callixtus working away.
Callixtus gets to mount! Young was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Young wants to control but Callixtus is having none of it.
Callixtus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Young working to try and regain half guard. #T2#
Callixtus wants to control the pace but Young is squirming around nicely.
Callixtus controlling the pace for now.
Young tries to hold on but Callixtus postures up.
Callixtus tries to control but Young wriggling away.
Young tries to hold on but Callixtus pushes him away.
Young really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Callixtus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T3#
Young tries to hold on but Callixtus pushes him away.
Young regains half guard.
Young is looking to improve his position.
Callixtus not doing much here.
Young slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Young is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB2#
Young working for submissions but it's allowed Callixtus to get to half guard. #T4#
Young trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Callixtus 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.
Callixtus prevents Young from improving his position.
Young is looking to control Callixtus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Young avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Young manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Callixtus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young wants to control the position but Callixtus says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Young trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Young is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pope Callixtus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Callixtus misses with a hook.
Angus Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Callixtus has managed to clinch. #TD#
Callixtus has Young pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Callixtus pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Young tumbling to the mat - Callixtus dives into Young's guard.#SUB2#
Young looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Callixtus passes into side control.
Callixtus working away.
Callixtus advances to full mount.
Callixtus controlling the pace for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Young is still trying to improve position.#T1#
Young slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Young is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Callixtus pulls his head out easily.
Young is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Callixtus jumps into side control!
Young is trying to get back to half guard.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young trying to remain calm as Callixtus controls from the top position.
Young tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Callixtus presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Young wants to hold on but Callixtus pushes him away.
Young is desperately trying to improve his position but Callixtus has a good base and remains in mount.#T2#
Callixtus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Young tries to hold on but Callixtus pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Callixtus controlling his opponent.
Young wants to hold on but Callixtus pushes him away.
Callixtus controlling his opponent.
Young is desperately trying to improve his position but Callixtus has a good base and remains in mount.
Young just holding on.
Callixtus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3#
Young keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Young slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Young tries to roll over but Callixtus keeps him under control.
Young wants to control but Callixtus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Young keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Callixtus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Callixtus tries to pass to full mount but Young defends it. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Young looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Young is looking to control Callixtus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Young avoid being mounted?
Callixtus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Callixtus moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Young.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pope Callixtus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Callixtus 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 116
Date: Nov 02, 2024

#R1#
Calderon throws a body punch but De Rabat moves out of range.
Calderon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Rabat's head.
De Rabat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Rabat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calderon.
De Rabat really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Rabat shoots and misses
and Calderon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Rabat takes one on the button.
Calderon scores with the left hand. De Rabat knows he should have avoided that one.
De Rabat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Calderon misses with a left hand
and De Rabat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Rabat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calderon's waist but Calderon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Rabat off to one side.
De Rabat backing away here, and Calderon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Rabat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calderon's waist but Calderon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Rabat off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augier De Rabat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calderon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Rabat takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Rabat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Calderon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Junior Calderon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
De Rabat slips a straight right by Calderon.
De Rabat steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Calderon. That one must have hurt.
Calderon scores with a push kick.
De Rabat shoots for a double leg takedown but Calderon sprawls well. He's pushed De Rabat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Calderon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Calderon throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Rabat dives in and grabs Calderon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Calderon pushes down on De Rabat's head and hops out.
Calderon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Calderon lands a really nice looking cross but De Rabat seems unphased. #ROC2#De Rabat is rocked!
Calderon is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches De Rabat flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! De Rabat is out cold! Calderon holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior Calderon!
Junior Calderon is the new featherweight champion!
Augier De Rabat was interviewed post fight and said 'hanc cladem fortiorem me et humiliorem reddet'.

Event: DMMA 363 Karjalainen v Kluz
Date: Oct 26, 2024

#R1#
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Barbosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Easterly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Easterly 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.#CL2#
Easterly rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barbosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Easterly backwards.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Easterly .
Easterly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Easterly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Easterly tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Easterly back against the cage.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Easterly backwards.
A body shot lands from Easterly .
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Easterly lands a shoulder strike.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Easterly throws a head punch that misses.
Easterly 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.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Easterly throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Barbosa jumps guard and drags Easterly to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #T1##SU2#
Easterly stands up from Barbosa's guard - Easterly perhaps looking for a knockout.
Easterly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Easterly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barbosa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Easterly .
A big left from Easterly misses.
Easterly moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Easterly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Easterly moves out of range of the body kick from Barbosa.
Easterly lands an overhand right.
Barbosa misses with a low kick as Easterly jumps back.
It seemed like Easterly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Easterly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Easterly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barbosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Easterly wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Easterly .
Easterly lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Easterly checks the leg kick.
Easterly misses with a series of wild punches.
Junior Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
A left lands for Easterly .
Easterly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Easterly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Easterly throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Barbosa slips a jab from Easterly .
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Easterly . That did some damage!
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Easterly on the side of the head.
Easterly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Easterly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Easterly avoids a kick to the body.
Easterly blocks the body kick.
Easterly throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a push kick but Easterly slaps the foot to one side.
A cross from Easterly lands.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Easterly .
A lazy left from Barbosa finds it's target.
Barbosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Easterly takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CL2#
Easterly clinches with his opponent. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Easterly .
Easterly throws a head punch that misses.
Easterly 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barbosa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Easterly 's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Easterly dodges an elbow strike from Barbosa.
Easterly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Easterly misses with some punches. #BC2#
Easterly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Easterly cracks Barbosa with an open hand slap.
Easterly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Easterly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Easterly if he has to take too many more of those.
Easterly slips under a jab from Barbosa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa throws a jab when Easterly was well out of range.
Easterly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T4#
Easterly scores with a head kick. Barbosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Easterly .
Good shot there by Easterly .
Easterly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Easterly misses with a head kick.
Barbosa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Easterly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Easterly manages to avoid it.
Barbosa takes a swing at Easterly 's ribcage but misses.
Easterly wants to clinch.
Easterly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Easterly is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Easterly ! But no joy.
Easterly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Easterly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa throws a jab when Easterly was well out of range.
Easterly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Easterly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barbosa.#CL2#
Easterly rushes Barbosa and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Holden Easterly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barbosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Easterly ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Easterly moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Easterly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Easterly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Easterly moves out of range of the body kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Easterly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Easterly coming out on top.
Easterly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Easterly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Easterly .
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Easterly . That did some damage!
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
A lazy body kick from Barbosa
and Easterly counters with a series of strikes. Barbosa will be more careful next time no doubt.
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 moves away from the strike by Easterly .
Easterly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Barbosa throws a wild body kick that Easterly sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Easterly .
Easterly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Holden Easterly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Easterly checks the leg kick.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Easterly avoids it.
Barbosa 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.#T1#
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Easterly throws out the jab.
A big right from Easterly misses.
Some wild striking there from Easterly .
Easterly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Easterly avoids them all with ease.
Easterly 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 has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Easterly .
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Easterly 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 a looping right.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Easterly avoids it.
Easterly slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Easterly avoids the punch easily.
Easterly moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Easterly misses with a looping left.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Easterly .
Barbosa tries to clinch but Easterly is having none of it.
A shot to the liver by Easterly . Beautiful body shot.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Easterly .
Easterly thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Easterly 's shoulder, as Easterly tries to avoid the shot.
Easterly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Easterly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barbosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Easterly .
Easterly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Easterly tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Easterly throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a kick to the body.
Easterly thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Easterly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barbosa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Easterly lands a head kick. Barbosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Easterly lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand. #T3#
Easterly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Easterly checks it.
A little jabbing left from Easterly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbosa looks to clinch
and Easterly counters with a straight right hand.
Easterly misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Easterly counters with a stiff right hand.
Easterly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barbosa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbosa.
Easterly loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Easterly staying out of range there.
Barbosa drops his hands momentarily and Easterly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Easterly lands with a good body shot.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Easterly .
Easterly cracks Barbosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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 a kick to the body.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Easterly .
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Easterly .
Easterly works over Barbosa's head and body with a nice combination.
Easterly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Easterly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T4#
Barbosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Easterly lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
Easterly misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Easterly throws a nice head kick!
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Easterly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Easterly .
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Easterly ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Easterly misses.
A punch lands to the side of Barbosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Easterly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Easterly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Easterly lands a body shot.
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Easterly slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Easterly feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
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.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Easterly slips a straight right by Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Holden Easterly 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Barbosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Easterly misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Easterly .#CL#
Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbosa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Easterly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Easterly misses with some punches.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head. #TD#
Barbosa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SU2#
Easterly stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Barbosa checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Easterly finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbosa.
Easterly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Easterly checks it.
Easterly misses with a double jab. #T1#
Easterly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Easterly checks the leg kick.
Easterly misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Easterly misses the target.
Easterly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Easterly avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Easterly throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Easterly lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Easterly misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Easterly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Easterly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Easterly moves out of range of the body kick.
Easterly lands a right hook to the body. #T2#
Easterly lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Easterly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbosa jabs Easterly right on the nose. Easterly blinks but takes it well.
Easterly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Easterly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Easterly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbosa moves out of range as Easterly strikes.
A combination from Easterly does no damage.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Easterly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Easterly .
Easterly throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Easterly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a hook but Easterly blocks it.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Easterly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Junior Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Easterly cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good shot there by Easterly .
Easterly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Easterly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa. #T3#
Easterly lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
Barbosa lands a lovely overhand right.
Easterly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Easterly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Easterly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Easterly !
Easterly 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Easterly duly obliges.
Easterly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbosa.
Easterly takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Easterly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Easterly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Easterly moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Easterly misses.
A punch lands to the side of Easterly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A lazy body kick from Barbosa
enabling Easterly to counter with a crisp jab.
Easterly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Easterly .
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4#
Easterly slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Easterly moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there. #CL2#
Easterly has Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Easterly 's defenses.
Easterly working aggressively here.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Easterly .
Easterly fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Easterly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Easterly scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Easterly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Easterly ! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Easterly jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Easterly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbosa at a distance.
Barbosa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Easterly delivers a nice body kick.
Easterly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Easterly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Easterly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Easterly !
Holden Easterly managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bloodbath MMA Clothing, into his post fight interview.

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 101
Date: Oct 05, 2024

#R1#
Calderon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Rabat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Calderon moves out of range as De Rabat strikes.
De Rabat misses with a wild body shot.
De Rabat avoids the head kick by Calderon.
De Rabat misses with a body kick.
Calderon tries to clinch up.
De Rabat keeps the fight on the outside.
De Rabat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Rabat scores with a leg kick.
Calderon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Rabat.
Calderon slaps away a takedown attempt from De Rabat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calderon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Rabat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Rabat throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Rabat looks for a takedown but Calderon sprawls well.
De Rabat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T1##TD2#
De Rabat feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
De Rabat would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
De Rabat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Rabat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Rabat trying to control the position from guard on top but Calderon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calderon 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.
De Rabat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Rabat works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T2#
De Rabat trying to control the action but Calderon is working from the bottom.
De Rabat controlling the action here.
Calderon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Calderon tries to get to full guard but De Rabat has control of the leg.
De Rabat trying to mount his opponent but Calderon defends it.
De Rabat is trying to control. Calderon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
De Rabat trying to control the pace. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
De Rabat throws a jab but it's blocked by Calderon.
A cross from De Rabat lands.
De Rabat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Rabat there as he acknowledges the shot.
Calderon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Rabat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Rabat connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Calderon momentarily.
Calderon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Rabat fails with the takedown.
We've been informed that De Rabat has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Junior Calderon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augier De Rabat.
A big right from De Rabat misses.
Calderon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot lands for Calderon.
De Rabat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Rabat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Calderon as he avoids it easily. #CL#
Calderon moves into the clinch successfully. #T4#
Calderon scores with a hook to the body.
Calderon lands a shoulder strike.
Calderon scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Calderon lands with a right to the head.
Calderon is pushing De Rabat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Calderon stalling against the cage.
Calderon seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Augier De Rabat will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
De Rabat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Calderon is out of range.
Calderon throws a quick counter head kick but De Rabat was just out of range.
Calderon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calderon connects with the punch.
Calderon misses with a body shot
and De Rabat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Rabat ducks under a wild hook from Calderon.
Calderon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Calderon looks to land a left hand but De Rabat moved out of range nicely.
Calderon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calderon tries to clinch but De Rabat is having none of it.
Calderon lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calderon throws an off balance right hand
and Calderon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Calderon clinches up with De Rabat and pushes him back against the cage.
Calderon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calderon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #T1#
De Rabat misses with the head strike.
Calderon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
De Rabat goes for a takedown in the clinch but Calderon prevents it.
Calderon lands a nice shot to the body.
Calderon is struggling to control the position.
De Rabat can't get the takedown.
Junior Calderon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augier De Rabat.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calderon.
Calderon pushes De Rabat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Calderon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Calderon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Calderon struggles to land a body shot inside as De Rabat controls his hands.
Calderon pushes De Rabat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calderon lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Calderon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Calderon struggles to land a body shot inside as De Rabat controls his hands.
Calderon is working De Rabat over against the cage.
Calderon lands a nice shot to the body.
Calderon scores with a shot to the side of De Rabat's head.
Calderon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Rabat backwards.
Calderon pushes De Rabat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Calderon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calderon works on De Rabat's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Calderon - that landed with a thud. #T4#
Come on Calderon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
De Rabat drops down looking for an ankle pick but Calderon pulls his leg out and moves away.
De Rabat avoids the body shot from Calderon. #CL#
Calderon gets a clinch.
Good body shot from Calderon.
Calderon lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Rabat backwards.
Calderon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Junior Calderon has scored more points in the clinch 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!
Calderon effectively controlling the action here.
Calderon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Calderon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3##TD2#
De Rabat feints and as Calderon raises his hands in defense, De Rabat changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Calderon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Calderon tries to get out of the position.
Calderon keeping moving, preventing De Rabat from controlling successfully.
Calderon has control of De Rabat's left arm, preventing De Rabat from doing any damage.
De Rabat tries to stand but Calderon is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rabat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Rabat throws a big right hand that misses.
De Rabat advances to half guard. #T1#
De Rabat tries to pass to full mount but Calderon defends it.
Calderon is not content to let De Rabat control the position.#SUB2#
De Rabat is working for a kimura but Calderon is defending it quite comfortably.
De Rabat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Rabat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calderon keeps working.
De Rabat wants to pass to mount but Calderon is defending the position. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Junior Calderon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calderon cracks De Rabat with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Rabat has a takedown stuffed.
Augier De Rabat seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
De Rabat tries to keep at a distance but Calderon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Calderon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Calderon. #T3#
Calderon misses with a punch to the body.
De Rabat misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Calderon.
Still in the clinch, Calderon scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Rabat can't break the clinch.
Calderon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Rabat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Calderon scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Calderon scores with a nice short uppercut.#T4#
Calderon displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Rabat up against the cage.
Calderon pushes De Rabat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Rabat goes for a takedown in the clinch but Calderon prevents it.
Calderon slows down the pace here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Rabat is looking to break free of the clinch but Calderon has double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Calderon clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
De Rabat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Calderon throws a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Rabat.
De Rabat throws a body kick that misses.
De Rabat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calderon in his tracks.
De Rabat walks into a straight right hand from Calderon.#ROC#De Rabat is rocked!
De Rabat looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Calderon is looking to counter with head kicks.
De Rabat is still on wobbly legs! Can Calderon finish him?#CL#
Calderon closes the distance and clinches.
Calderon pushes De Rabat against the cage. Calderon is working some dirty boxing. Calderon pushes off with a quick right hook! De Rabat goes down! De Rabat tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Calderon moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Calderon!
The defeated Augier De Rabat had this to say: 'hanc cladem fortiorem me et humiliorem reddet'.

Event: DMMA 354 Brown v Kwong 3
Date: Sep 29, 2024

#R1#
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Pervitin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Pervitin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Pervitin moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Pervitin misses.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pervitin.
Pervitin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Good exchange - Pervitin coming out on top.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pervitin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Pervitin seems unphased.
Barbosa jabs Pervitin right on the nose. Pervitin blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pervitin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Pervitin is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Barbosa is looking to wear down Pervitin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Pervitin avoids them all with ease.
Pervitin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pervitin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Barbosa throws a chopping leg kick but Pervitin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T1#
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body.
Pervitin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pervitin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Barbosa. No joy for Pervitin on that attempt.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barbosa lands with a nice body kick.
Barbosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa lands a jab to the head.
Barbosa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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 bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barbosa connects with a right hand. Pervitin shakes it off.
Barbosa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pervitin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa. #TD2#
Pervitin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pervitin is looking to stall here but Barbosa recovers full guard. #T2#
Pervitin works over Barbosa with some ground and pound from guard.
Pervitin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pervitin is in close to Barbosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pervitin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T3#
Pervitin throwing strikes but missing.
Barbosa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pervitin on the ground.
Pervitin preventing the sweep.
Barbosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barbosa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pervitin trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pervitin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pervitin looking to sit in guard and control but Barbosa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pervitin is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Pervitin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barbosa defends it easily.#SUB2#
Pervitin 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. #SUB2#
Pervitin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barbosa is aware though and is defending well.
Barbosa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Barbosa dominated that 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.#R2#
Barbosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pervitin at a distance.
Barbosa tries a low kick but Pervitin avoids it.
Pervitin throws a counter combo.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Pervitin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbosa digs a good hook to Pervitin's body.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Pervitin's head back.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Pervitin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Pervitin's head but Pervitin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pervitin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pervitin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Barbosa tries to bum rush Pervitin with a series of wild strikes but Pervitin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pervitin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pervitin fails to land the takedown.
Junior Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa clobbers Pervitin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbosa thuds his right hand into Pervitin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Pervitin moved out of range nicely.
Pervitin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barbosa pinned against the cage. Barbosa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Pervitin is just out of range.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pervitin is out of range.
Pervitin checks a leg kick nicely.
Pervitin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Pervitin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa connects with the punch.
Junior Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Pervitin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barbosa defends it well.
Pervitin slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Junior Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Pervitin's legs.
Pervitin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barbosa defends it well.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Pervitin counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa tests Pervitin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Pervitin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Pervitin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Pervitin counter with a right hand.
Barbosa throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Pervitin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barbosa won't be happy with that.
Pervitin working the ground and pound.
Pervitin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pervitin landing strikes. #T3#
Pervitin in side control, throwing shots but Barbosa defends.
Barbosa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barbosa tries to get out of the position.
Pervitin landing strikes.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pervitin can do to turn this around?
Pervitin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Barbosa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pervitin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barbosa some visible discomfort.
Pervitin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Pervitin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pervitin working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Pervitin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Barbosa wants to control but Pervitin postures up.
Barbosa is not content to let Pervitin control the position.
Barbosa is trying to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Pervitin.
Barbosa is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Pervitin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Barbosa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pervitin's guard! Nice work there by Barbosa!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Barbosa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
A jab from Barbosa misses.
A little jabbing left from Pervitin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mr Pervitin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Pervitin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pervitin if he has to take too many more of those.
Barbosa throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Pervitin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Pervitin controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pervitin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pervitin working the ground and pound but Barbosa is defending the strikes.
Pervitin working the ground and pound.
Pervitin working the ground and pound.#T1#
Pervitin trying to control the action but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Pervitin scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pervitin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Barbosa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pervitin connects with a decent elbow.
Pervitin is putting a hurting on Barbosa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pervitin cracks Barbosa with a big elbow.
Pervitin wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
Barbosa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well. #T2#
Barbosa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pervitin.
Pervitin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barbosa to see if he's OK.
Pervitin is chipping away with strikes.
Pervitin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pervitin lands a decent elbow from side control. #ROC2#Barbosa is rocked!
Pervitin throws an elbow but Barbosa slips to the side and avoids it well.
Oh Barbosa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB2#
Pervitin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barbosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Pervitin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barbosa some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pervitin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barbosa some visible discomfort. #T3#
Pervitin working the head with strikes. #SUB2#
Pervitin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Pervitin is working Barbosa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Barbosa is trying to control Pervitin's posture but Pervitin avoids it.
Pervitin is chipping away with strikes.
Pervitin working the body and head with strikes.
Barbosa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well. #T4#
Pervitin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pervitin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pervitin landing strikes. #SUB2#
Pervitin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Junior Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pervitin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Barbosa on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Pervitin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barbosa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pervitin working the ground and pound but Barbosa is defending the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Pervitin 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda 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: MIlF 123 Montana VS Young
Date: Sep 29, 2024

#R1#
Young moves out of range of the strikes.
Montana really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL2#
Young gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
Young stalling in the clinch.
Montana misses with some punches. #TD2#
Young pulls guard effortlessly.
Young has Montana pulled in close to control his posture.
Young trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana being controlled here momentarily.
Young is trying to control the position but Montana postures up. #SUB2#
Young has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Young has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T1#
Young wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Young is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Montana is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Young escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Montana gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Young keeping moving, preventing Montana from controlling successfully.
Montana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Montana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head.
Montana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.
Montana postures up.
Young keeping moving, preventing Montana from controlling successfully.
Montana stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Montana passes Young's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Young tries to roll over but Montana keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montana tries to pass to full mount but Young defends it. #T2#
Montana is trying to control the action in half guard but Young is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Young wants to improve his position but Montana is controlling well. #SUB#
Montana is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Young sees it coming and defends easily.
Young has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montana is working away from the top position though.
Young works his way to full guard. Good work.
Young controls Montana momentarily but Montana frees himself.
Young might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Montana haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Montana trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young trying to control the position here. #T3##SUB2#
Montana got a little sloppy there for a moment and Young has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Montana has managed to get both his arms back between Young's legs - danger averted.
Montana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montana postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Montana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Montana wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving. #SUB#
Montana is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Young looking to control. #SUB2#
Montana is sitting in close to Young's body. Young has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Montana is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Montana is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Young.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Angus Young!
Angus Young is the new featherweight champion!

Event: MILF 121 Baroza vs Young
Date: Sep 14, 2024

#R1#
Baroza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Young avoids the head kick by Baroza. #CL2#
Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baroza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baroza blocking some punches.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baroza.
The referee calls for Baroza to work.
Young is trying to pull guard but Baroza has him pressed against the cage.
Young tries to pull guard but Baroza forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baroza'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.
Baroza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baroza dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T1#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Young takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baroza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baroza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baroza pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young is trying to pull guard but Baroza has him pressed against the cage.
Jorge Baroza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angus Young.
Baroza pressing his opponent against the cage.
Young stalling the fight.
Baroza is pushing Young up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Baroza being controlled against the cage.#T2#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Young holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Young is trying to pull guard but Baroza has him pressed against the cage.
Young stalling against the cage.
Baroza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD2#
Young pulls guard. #SUB2#
Young working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baroza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baroza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Young working for a triangle but Baroza defends it easily. #T3##SUB2#
Young has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Baroza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Young trying to control the position.
Baroza is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Young controls Baroza momentarily but Baroza frees himself. #SUB2#
Young had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baroza defends it easily.
Young has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baroza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Baroza postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Baroza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Young ducks under a wild hook from Baroza.
Baroza looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Baroza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baroza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young tries to clinch up but Baroza circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Young fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Baroza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Young as Baroza tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baroza.
Young blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Baroza.
Baroza working aggressively here.
Baroza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baroza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?#T1#
Baroza misses with a punch on the inside.
Young prevents a body shot from Baroza.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baroza blocks it with crossed arms.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baroza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Baroza controls the action.
Young taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Baroza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Young is keeping busy.
Young is stalling here.
Baroza displaying some good clinch control by pressing Young up against the cage.#BC#
Baroza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Baroza throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroza swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Baroza blocking some punches.
Jorge Baroza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baroza tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Young'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.
Young is struggling to control the position.
Young continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Baroza has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Baroza leaning his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T3#
Baroza tries a body shot but Young blocks it. #TD2#
Young jumps guard and drags Baroza to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Baroza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Baroza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Young is trying to keep Baroza in close. #SUB2#
Baroza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Young is trying to keep Baroza in close. #SUB2#
Young is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baroza defends well.
Young is trying to keep Baroza in close.
Baroza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Young on the ground.#T4#
Young is adopting a defensive guard.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Young has control of Baroza's left arm, preventing Baroza from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Young has an active guard here but Baroza has managed to pass into half guard.
Young tries to get to full guard but Baroza has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Baroza dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Young tries to clinch but Baroza moves away
and Baroza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Angus Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baroza throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Baroza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Young has closed the distance and engaged Baroza in a clinch.
Young fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Young is trying to stall.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baroza blocks it with crossed arms.
Baroza is trying to stall.
Young lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Young jumps into guard, dragging Baroza to the mat. #SUB2#
Young is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Young wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T1##SUB2#
Young is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Young is trying to keep Baroza in close.
Young looking to control but Baroza passes into half guard.
Young is looking to control Baroza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Young avoid being mounted?
Baroza performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Young trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young is looking for a sweep. Baroza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Young is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baroza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baroza's back!
Young trying to control momentarily.
Young keeps control of the position as Baroza tries to break free.
Young tries to keep control of the position but Baroza is staying busy.
Young keeps control of the position easily here as Baroza tries to buck him off.
Baroza looking very determined here, making life difficult for Young. #SUB2#
Young has got one arm under Baroza's chin. This could be trouble... Baroza trying to control the other hand but Young gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Baroza has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Angus Young!

Event: STRIKE! 32
Date: Aug 24, 2024

#R1#
Elizondo ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Elizondo 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 walks into a stiff left hand from Elizondo.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Elizondo has time to react.
Elizondo 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.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Elizondo scores with a shot to the body.
Barbosa wants to land a leg kick but Elizondo is out of range.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Elizondo ducks under and follows up with a left that Elizondo also avoids with ease.
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Elizondo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elizondo throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elizondo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elizondo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elizondo connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Elizondo.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Elizondo. Elizondo obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Elizondo walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.#T1#
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Elizondo scores with a head kick. Barbosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Elizondo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Elizondo moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Elizondo.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Elizondo has time to react.
Elizondo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Elizondo misses with a hook.
Elizondo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #ROC#Elizondo is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Barbosa engages and cracks Elizondo with a massive lead left hook - Elizondo tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Barbosa is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 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.
Gaizka Elizondo was interviewed post fight and said 'gonna take some time off '.

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