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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Massino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bumble Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bman has chosen Why can't we be friends? as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Massino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bumble Bman!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Massino shoots in and drives through. Bman sprawls well.
Massino gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bman counters with a body kick that stops Massino in his tracks momentarily.
Bman moves into range and clinches up with Massino.
Bman is pushing Massino up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bman crunches a lovely knee into Massino's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Bman.
Massino is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bman stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bman.
Massino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Bman.
It looks like Michael Massino has been cut.
Bman scores with a knee to the head.
Bman just leaning against Massino, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Bman.
Bman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bman effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Bman's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Bman drives through and clinches with Massino against the cage.
Bman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bman.
Bman prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Massino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bman has Massino pressed against the cage.
Bman lands a knee to the body.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bman scores with a knee to the head.
Bman crunches a lovely knee into Massino's ribcage.
Bman with a knee to the head.
Bman connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Massino is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bman effectively controlling the action here.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Massino's defenses.
Come on Bman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bman.
Massino is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bman tries to land a knee to the head but Massino blocks with his arms.
Massino is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bman leaning against his opponent.
Bman with a knee to the head.
Bman lands an elbow inside that Massino shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bman stalling in the clinch.
Bman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Massino is defending well for now.
Massino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Massino has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Massino blocks an elbow strike.
Massino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Bman.
Bman leaning against his opponent.
Massino tries to pull guard but Bman holds him up against the cage and eventually Massino drops back down to his feet.
Massino is trying to maintain a safe position but Bman gets an underhook and turns Massino into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Bman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bman lands an elbow inside.
Bman taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bman lands an elbow that stopped Massino in his tracks for a moment.
Massino tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Massino tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bman smiles and moves away.
Michael Massino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Bman.
Bman moves into range and clinches up with Massino.
Massino tries for a takedown but Bman manages to get underhooks.
Bman lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Massino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Massino is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Massino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Massino fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bumble Bman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Massino'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.
Bman wants to clinch.
Massino shoots in for a takedown but Bman shows good takedown defense.
Bman doesn't manage to clinch there - Massino circles away.
Massino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bman.
Bman moves into range and clinches up with Massino.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Massino's face.
Bman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bumble Bman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bman prevents the takedown attempt.
Bman landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Bman.
Bman taking a breather.
Bman crunches a lovely knee into Massino's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Bman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman landing knees to the head.
Massino takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bman lands an elbow that stopped Massino in his tracks for a moment.
Bman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Massino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Massino is working for takedown but Bman is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Massino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.
Bman is trying to maintain a safe position but Massino gets an underhook and turns Bman into the cage.
Bman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Massino.
Massino tries for a takedown but Bman manages to get underhooks.
Bman landing knees to the body.
Bman prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bman.
Bman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Massino up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Massino is working for takedown but Bman is calmly controlling the position for now.
A bit of stalling here from Bman.
Bman receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bman landing knees to the body.
Massino is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Massino goes for a takedown attempt but Bman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bman closes the distance and clinches.
Bman landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Bman.
Bman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bman continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massino changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Massino shoots in but no luck this time.
Bman clinches up against the cage.
Massino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stalling in the clinch from Bman.
Massino takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Massino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bman is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bumble Bman.
Massino shoots for a takedown but Bman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bman has closed the distance and engaged Massino in a clinch.
Bman controlling the action here for a moment.
Bman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Massino's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bumble Bman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Massino'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. This is the final round!
Bman thuds his shin into the meat of Massino's side.
Bman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Massino counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bman!
Massino avoids the attempt from Bman to control.
Massino trying to control but Bman is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Massino controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massino seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bman for as long as he can get away with.
Massino has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Massino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bman is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Massino wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bman moves into range and clinches up with Massino.
Bman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Massino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Massino swats away the attempt to clinch by Bman.
Bumble Bman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bman is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massino shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Massino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Massino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Massino closes the distance and clinches.
Bman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A knee to the head by Bman.
Bman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bman.
Bman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Massino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bman lands a nice elbow.
Bman'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.
Bman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Massino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Massino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bman lands a nice elbow.
Massino stalling.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bman obliges.
Bman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Massino.
Bman with a knee to the head.
Bman stops a takedown attempt from Massino.
Nice elbow from Bman.
Michael Massino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bumble Bman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Massino goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bman prevents it.
Bman lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Massino.
I think Bman 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bumble Bman!
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