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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eathen Stife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eathen Stife!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stife looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pitbull tries to close the distance and clinch but Stife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pitbull moves into the clinch.
Pitbull tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pitbull misses with some punches.
Stife wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pitbull has him pressed against the cage.
Pitbull leaning against his opponent.
Stife blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitbull lands a right hand.
Pitbull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pitbull is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pitbull stalling.
Pitbull with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stife changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pitbull fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick from Pitbull.
Pitbull closes the distance and pushes Stife back into the cage.
Pitbull with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Eathen Stife has been cut.
Pitbull lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pitbull.
Stife takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pitbull landing knees to the head.
Pitbull goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stife prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luciano Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitbull stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stife.
Stife fails to pull guard.
Pitbull is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stife takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pitbull fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pitbull leaning against his opponent.
Stife prevents a body shot from Pitbull.
Pitbull breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stife blocking some punches.
Pitbull landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pitbull landing knees to the head.
Pitbull misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitbull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stife throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stife keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull has Stife up against the cage in a clinch.
Stife looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pitbull scores with a knee to the head.
Pitbull misses with a punch on the inside.
Stife is working for takedown but Pitbull is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pitbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pitbull pushes off an throws an elbow but Stife leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pitbull breaks from the clinch.
Pitbull clinches up against the cage.
Pitbull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pitbull breaks the clinch.
Pitbull lands a head kick. Stife smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stife rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitbull moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitbull tries to clinch there but Stife circles away.
Pitbull rushes Stife and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitbull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pitbull darts in and clinches Stife up against the cage.
Pitbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pitbull manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pitbull gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stife is looking to escape.
Pitbull wants to stand but Stife has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pitbull prevents Stife from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitbull seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Pitbull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eathen Stife's cut.
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.
Stife misses with a few strikes there.
Stife takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pitbull wants to clinch up but Stife keeps it at a distance.
Pitbull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pitbull closes the distance and clinches.
Pitbull lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pitbull jumps guard and drags Stife to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pitbull wants to stand and escape but Stife is having none of it.
Stife wants to get up but he can't break Pitbull's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pitbull is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stife is controlling him.
Stife trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pitbull's guard.
Stife prevents Pitbull from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stife gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Eathen Stife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pitbull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pitbull throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stife's head.
Stife throws a series of punches but Pitbull moves out of range.
Pitbull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stife.
Stife keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitbull clinches with his opponent.
Pitbull is working for takedown but Stife is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pitbull throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pitbull misses with a knee strike.
Pitbull goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stife prevents it.
Pitbull tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stife smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luciano Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stife shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pitbull pinned against the cage. Pitbull gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pitbull has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pitbull scores with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pitbull has Stife pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stife manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stife tries for a takedown but Pitbull manages to get underhooks.
Pitbull is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pitbull with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pitbull changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stife fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pitbull misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a head kick that misses.
Pitbull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stife.
Stife misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pitbull is looking to clinch but Stife is avoiding it.
Pitbull throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pitbull gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pitbull fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pitbull is trying to drag Stife to the mat but Stife just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pitbull tries to land a knee to the head but Stife blocks with his arms.
Pitbull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitbull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pitbull closes the distance and clinches.
Pitbull throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stife blocks it with crossed arms.
Pitbull tries a knee to the head but Stife blocks it.
Stife drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stife blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitbull utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stife jumps guard but Pitbull stands there with Stife around his waist. Stife gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pitbull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitbull is looking to clinch.
Stife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pitbull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Pitbull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eathen Stife's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stife shoots in but Pitbull avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pitbull is looking to clinch but Stife is avoiding it.
Luciano Pitbull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitbull rushes Stife and presses him up against the cage.
Pitbull jumps into guard, dragging Stife to the mat.
Stife wants to get up but he can't break Pitbull's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pitbull is looking to stand up but Stife isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stife is looking to stand up but Pitbull won't let him.
Pitbull wants to stand but Stife is controlling the position.
Pitbull on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pitbull tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitbull trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Stife wanted to stand there but Pitbull had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stife throws a head kick but Pitbull moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stife throws a nice looking combination but Pitbull bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stife slips a straight right by Pitbull.
Pitbull tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Pitbull lands but Stife takes it in his stride.
Pitbull has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pitbull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pitbull is looking to clinch but Stife is avoiding it.
Pitbull forces Stife back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stife.
Pitbull lands a damaging elbow.
Pitbull lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pitbull lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pitbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pitbull looking to throw knees to the head but Stife is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stife's face.
Pitbull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitbull misses with a head kick.
Stife throws a series of punches but Pitbull moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stife, right into the meat.
Pitbull fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pitbull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pitbull instigates a clinch.
Pitbull misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitbull pulls guard successfully.
Pitbull scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stife keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitbull has closed the distance and engaged Stife in a clinch.
Pitbull tries a body shot but Stife blocks it.
Pitbull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stife fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stife looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Stife does no damage.
Stife shoots in for a takedown but Pitbull shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Luciano Pitbull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eathen Stife.
Pitbull closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pitbull lands a knee to the head.
Pitbull misses with a knee to the head.
Stife has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pitbull is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Luciano Pitbull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pitbull breaks from the clinch.
Stife throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pitbull - that will leave a mark!
Stife on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pitbull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitbull slips a jab and a cross from Stife.
Pitbull is looking to clinch.
Pitbull doesn't manage to clinch there - Stife circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pitbull throws a head kick but Stife moves out of range.
Pitbull moves in looking to clinch but Stife pushes him off.
Pitbull dodges the punch combination from Stife.
Some wild striking there from Stife.
Pitbull clinches up against the cage.
Pitbull breaks from the clinch.
Pitbull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stife fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pitbull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pitbull clinches up with Stife and pushes him back against the cage.
Eathen Stife has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano Pitbull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pitbull breaks the clinch.
Pitbull is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luciano Pitbull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pitbull 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Pitbull!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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