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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gengis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Azzolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gengis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Azzolini !
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Azzolini throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Azzolini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Azzolini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gengis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan tries to clinch up but Azzolini circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khan instigates a clinch.
Azzolini tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Azzolini back against the cage.
Azzolini stalling the fight.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan lands a head kick. Azzolini smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Azzolini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan lands with a kick to the temple. Azzolini shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azzolini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azzolini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Khan scores with a four punch combination!
Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
Azzolini lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Azzolini .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Azzolini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Azzolini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A knee to the head by Khan.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Azzolini blocks with his arms.
Khan working Azzolini over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Khan.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Azzolini lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Azzolini .
Azzolini wants to break free but Khan has control.
Azzolini is trying to break free.
Azzolini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Azzolini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Azzolini tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azzolini scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Azzolini .
A right hook to the body lands for Azzolini .
Azzolini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Azzolini is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azzolini is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Azzolini lands an uppercut.
Azzolini tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Azzolini is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
Azzolini tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Azzolini .
Azzolini is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
Azzolini looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Azzolini 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Azzolini lands a nice shot to the body.
Azzolini wants to break free but Khan has control.
Azzolini is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Azzolini lands a body punch.
Azzolini lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azzolini wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Azzolini 's efforts to push away.
Azzolini is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzolini wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Azzolini scores with a hook to the body.
Azzolini is trying to stall.
Azzolini wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Khan.
Azzolini tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Azzolini is working Khan over against the cage.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Azzolini is keeping busy.
Azzolini works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Azzolini lands a shot to the body.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Azzolini blocks it.
Azzolini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azzolini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Azzolini .
Khan defending well as Azzolini loads up on a big left hand.
Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khan keeps control of Azzolini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azzolini .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azzolini is stalling here.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Azzolini blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azzolini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Azzolini slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from Azzolini .
Azzolini is struggling to control the position.
Khan looking to slow down the pace here.
Azzolini is trying to maintain a safe position but Khan gets an underhook and turns Azzolini into the cage.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azzolini can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Azzolini .
Azzolini has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Azzolini working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azzolini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Azzolini is blocking nicely.
Azzolini lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azzolini is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gengis Khan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Khan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Azzolini counters with a one-two to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khan.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azzolini misses with a wild body shot.
Khan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Azzolini tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan avoids the body shot from Azzolini .
Khan is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Khan lands but Azzolini takes it in his stride.
Khan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khan throws a combination that misses
and Azzolini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Azzolini slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azzolini .
Khan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Azzolini misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Azzolini as he connects with a hook.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Azzolini misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azzolini .
Azzolini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Azzolini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Azzolini to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Azzolini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Khan scores with a four punch combination!
Khan clinches up with Azzolini and pushes him back against the cage.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Azzolini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Azzolini stalling.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Azzolini throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Azzolini just leaning against Khan, taking a breather.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Azzolini - that landed with a thud.
Azzolini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Azzolini working hard to break the clinch.
Azzolini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Azzolini cracks Khan with a nice body shot.
Come on Azzolini - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Azzolini looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khan being controlled against the cage.
A hook to the body from Azzolini .
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Azzolini blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzolini looking to stall.
Azzolini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Azzolini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Azzolini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Khan.
Azzolini stops a takedown attempt from Khan.
Azzolini is trying to break the clinch but Khan is controlling him.
Douglas Azzolini seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Azzolini .
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Khan looks to land a combination but Azzolini avoids it well.
No joy there for Azzolini , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Khan darts in and clinches Azzolini up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Khan.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khan prevents Azzolini from breaking the clinch.
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Azzolini tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Azzolini working hard to break the clinch.
Azzolini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Khan.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Azzolini presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Azzolini .
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azzolini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Azzolini is blocking nicely.
Azzolini is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Azzolini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Azzolini .
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Azzolini .
Azzolini lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azzolini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Azzolini wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Douglas Azzolini will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Khan wants to clinch.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Azzolini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Azzolini throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Khan throws a head kick that Azzolini semi-blocks.
Azzolini throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Khan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azzolini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azzolini throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan lands a jab-cross combination.
Azzolini throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan with a knee to the head.
Azzolini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Azzolini has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Azzolini can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azzolini has Khan pressed against the cage.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Azzolini is blocking nicely.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Azzolini down.
Azzolini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan misses with a double jab
and Azzolini counters with a nice uppercut.
Azzolini connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gengis Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Azzolini takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khan misses with a double jab
and Azzolini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azzolini scores with a hook to the body. Khan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khan moves away from the strike by Azzolini .
Good standup being displayed there by Azzolini as he connects with a hook.
Azzolini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khan counters with a two punch combo.
Azzolini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gengis Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Azzolini thows a body shot but no joy.
Khan fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khan drives through and clinches with Azzolini against the cage.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Azzolini lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Azzolini lands a nice shot to the body.
Azzolini has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Azzolini is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Azzolini is blocking nicely.
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Khan prevents Azzolini from breaking the clinch.
Azzolini lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khan.
Azzolini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Azzolini is trying to break free.
Azzolini tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzolini misses with a punch to the body.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Azzolini looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Azzolini takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khan connects with a high kick.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Azzolini to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khan has Azzolini up against the cage in a clinch.
Azzolini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azzolini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Azzolini has had enough of the clinch but Khan keeps him there for the moment.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Azzolini blocks with his arms.
Azzolini is trying to break free.
Azzolini is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azzolini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khan is keeping busy.
Azzolini seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Azzolini wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Azzolini is leaning against Khan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Azzolini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Azzolini .
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan lands a head kick. Azzolini smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Azzolini misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khan!
Khan scores with a one two! Azzolini had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Azzolini misses its intended target.
Khan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Douglas Azzolini .
I think Azzolini 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Azzolini !
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