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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Softy McSofterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Fridge (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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277 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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225 cm
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347 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Softy McSofterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Fridge!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fridge tries to close the distance and clinch but McSofterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McSofterson lands with a good body shot.
McSofterson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McSofterson taking a breather here.
McSofterson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fridge to his feet.
Fridge gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McSofterson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fridge looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McSofterson closes the distance and clinches.
Fridge is trying to break the clinch but McSofterson has him pressed against the cage.
McSofterson breaks the clinch.
McSofterson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fridge looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McSofterson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
McSofterson works to advance to full mount. Fridge defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSofterson controlling his opponent.
McSofterson stands up from mount. Strange move.
McSofterson misses with a wild combination.
McSofterson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McSofterson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSofterson passes the guard and advances to mount!
McSofterson thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSofterson controlling the position easily from mount.
McSofterson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
A chopping leg kick lands by McSofterson.
McSofterson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fridge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fridge 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.
McSofterson rushes Fridge and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSofterson breaks from the clinch.
McSofterson moves into range and clinches up with Fridge.
McSofterson lands a nice elbow.
Fridge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McSofterson just leaning against Fridge, taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McSofterson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
McSofterson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McSofterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fridge backwards.
McSofterson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McSofterson breaks from the clinch.
McSofterson connects with a crisp jab.
McSofterson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fridge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSofterson lands with a nice combination. Fridge backs away looking to recover.
McSofterson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fridge, pushing him back against the cage.
Fridge letting McSofterson take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Softy McSofterson dominated that round.
That's time! McSofterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McSofterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Softy McSofterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McSofterson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting McSofterson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fridge misses with a takedown attempt
and McSofterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McSofterson.
McSofterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fridge can do to turn this around?
McSofterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McSofterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McSofterson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fridge, up you get!
McSofterson scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSofterson gets a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McSofterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McSofterson.
Fridge is breathing heavily.
McSofterson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSofterson pushes Fridge up against the cage in a clinch.
McSofterson lands an elbow just above Fridge 's eye.
McSofterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McSofterson shoots in and gets a takedown into Fridge's guard.
McSofterson 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fridge can do anything to dispel that myth.
McSofterson stands and steps away. Fridge gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd cheers as McSofterson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fridge doesn't seem phased though.
McSofterson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Fridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McSofterson drives through with a takedown into guard.
McSofterson content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fridge is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and McSofterson dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McSofterson controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSofterson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McSofterson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
McSofterson drives through and clinches with Fridge against the cage.
McSofterson breaks from the clinch.
McSofterson lands a head shot.
McSofterson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McSofterson.
McSofterson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fridge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSofterson lands a jab to the head.
McSofterson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McSofterson stands up from half guard.
McSofterson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fridge swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSofterson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McSofterson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fridge has time to react.
Fridge clinches but McSofterson breaks the clinch
and McSofterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McSofterson.
McSofterson manages to break the clinch.
Fridge tries to clinch but McSofterson moves away
and McSofterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McSofterson.
Fridge tries to break free but McSofterson pushes him back against the cage.
McSofterson breaks the clinch.
McSofterson feints and as Fridge raises his hands in defense, McSofterson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSofterson pushing down on Fridge's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McSofterson stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Softy McSofterson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A solid body kick from McSofterson.
McSofterson instigates a clinch.
McSofterson leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with McSofterson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
McSofterson lands with a left to the head.
Fridge is trying to break free.
Fridge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fridge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSofterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fridge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fridge darts in trying to clinch
and McSofterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McSofterson with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSofterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Softy McSofterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McSofterson stands up and beckons Fridge to join him on the feet.
Fridge walks into a jab.
McSofterson clinches.
McSofterson cracks Fridge with a nice body shot.
McSofterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fridge backwards.
A bit of stalling here from McSofterson.
Fridge tries to break the clinch but McSofterson is controlling the position.
Fridge being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fridge throws a head punch that misses.
Fridge takes an elbow to the forehead.
McSofterson lands with a short shot to the head.
McSofterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McSofterson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McSofterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McSofterson clinches up with Fridge and pushes him back against the cage.
McSofterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McSofterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fridge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McSofterson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McSofterson showed some decent athleticism there.
McSofterson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSofterson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fridge has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McSofterson is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McSofterson wants to work for an arm triangle but Fridge is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Softy McSofterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McSofterson is controlling the pace.
The Fridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Softy McSofterson just wasn't active enough.
McSofterson closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Softy McSofterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McSofterson 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Softy McSofterson!
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energy
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hype
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