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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bublasaur Venusaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mays kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wretches & Kings. Venusaur is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bulbasaur bongo bebop. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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167 lbs
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166 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgil Mays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bublasaur Venusaur!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mays throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mays thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mays dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Venusaur throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mays throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venusaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mays swings for the body but Venusaur moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Venusaur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mays lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Venusaur.
Mays fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venusaur manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Venusaur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Venusaur.
Some bone on bone action there as Mays checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Venusaur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Venusaur moves forwards but Mays connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Venusaur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Venusaur blocking some punches.
Venusaur tries to land knees in the clinch but Mays avoids the damage to the body.
Mays doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mays misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mays fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays has a couple of punches blocked by Venusaur.
Venusaur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mays working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mays softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Venusaur.
Venusaur can't find room to land a body shot as Mays controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mays.
Mays misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mays.
Venusaur avoiding damage.
Mays lands with a left to the head.
Mays fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mays lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Venusaur or not.
Mays goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mays has a couple of punches blocked by Venusaur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mays.
Venusaur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Mays.
Mays avoids the head kick by Venusaur.
Venusaur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mayss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mays tries to move into range but Venusaur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mays shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Venusaur eats them both and turns towards Mays to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Venusaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mays.
Mays tries to bum rush Venusaur with a series of wild strikes but Venusaur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Venusaur keeps Mays at a distance using the push kick.
Venusaur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mays tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venusaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Mays.
Mays drops Venusaur with a beautiful combination! Venusaur stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mays is looking for the KO!
Venusaur is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Venusaur misses with a kick to the body.
Venusaur is still on wobbly legs! Can Mays finish him?
Mays looks to score with a jab to the body but Venusaur is just out of range.
Venusaur seems to have recovered his senses.
Mays fails to land with a series of punches.
Venusaur looks to throw the jab but Mays is out of range.
Venusaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays misses with a hook.
Mays throws a leg kick
and Venusaur counters with a nice leg kick.
Mays is looking to wear down Venusaur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slapping leg kick lands for Venusaur.
Mays misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venusaur.
Mays looks to score with a jab to the body but Venusaur is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Mays checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Venusaur lands a glancing blow to the side of Mays's head.
Mays lands a nice hook to Venusaur's body. Venusaur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mays throws a hook but Venusaur avoids it easily.
Venusaur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mays looks to score with a jab to the body but Venusaur is just out of range.
A big left from Mays misses.
Mays tries to move into range but Venusaur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mays blocks a head kick by Venusaur.
Venusaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mays.
Mays misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venusaur.
Venusaur takes one to the chin there.
Venusaur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Venusaur lands a glancing blow to the side of Mays's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Venusaur.
Venusaur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mays on the side of the head.
Mays throws a predictable looking body shot
and Venusaur counters with a nice body kick.
Mays misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mays looks to score with a jab to the body but Venusaur is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Venusaur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Venusaur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mays's jab looks to have found its range, popping Venusaur under the eye.
Venusaur connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mays throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mays motions for Venusaur to come forward. Mays throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mays moves out of range of the body kick.
Mays misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Venusaur moves out of range as Mays strikes.
Venusaur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mays throws a jab when Venusaur was well out of range.
Venusaur scores with a nice body kick.
Venusaur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Mays dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Venusaur throws a head kick that half lands.
Mays misses the shot to the body.
Venusaur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mays counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Bublasaur Venusaur has been cut.
Venusaur tries to clinch there but Mays circles away.
Mays takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Venusaur throws a leg kick which misses Mays's front leg but catches the back leg as Mays tries to avoid it.
Venusaur throws a leg kick which misses Mays's front leg but catches the back leg as Mays tries to avoid it.
Mays throws a hook but Venusaur avoids it easily.
Mays keeps the fight on the outside.
Venusaur misses with a kick to the body.
Venusaur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Venusaur.
Venusaur moves in looking to clinch but Mays pushes him off.
Venusaur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Venusaur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Virgil Mays is winning the standup battle so far.
Mays misses with a body shot.
Mays avoids a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Venusaur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mays tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venusaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Mays.
Mays throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mays takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mays throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mays takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mays blocks a head kick by Venusaur.
A big left from Mays misses.
Mays will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Venusaur misses with a body shot.
Mays steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Venusaur. That one must have hurt.
Venusaur throws a sloppy head kick and Mays moves out of range easily.
Mays misses with a right hand
and Venusaur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mays's knee momentarily.
Mays cracks Venusaur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mays throws a jab when Venusaur was well out of range.
Venusaur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mays. That did some damage!
Venusaur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Venusaur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mays's calf.
Mays connects with a body shot that sends Venusaur's belly button to the back.
Mays lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Venusaur.
Venusaur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mays with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Venusaur.
Mays swings away with a body shot that misses
and Venusaur counters with a big head kick but Mays shrugs it off.
Venusaur connects with a leg kick. Mays looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venusaur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Venusaur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mays has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mays crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Venusaur - the referee stops the clock and Mays gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Venusaur. Mays manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mays ducks under a wild hook from Venusaur.
Decent striking displayed by Venusaur there.
Mays misses with a lunging right hand
and Venusaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Venusaur thows a body shot but no joy.
Mays swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mays throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mays throws a poor cross that misses
and Venusaur counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Venusaur - that will leave a mark!
Venusaur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays throws a lazy right hand but Venusaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Venusaur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Venusaur misses with a head kick.
Venusaur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Venusaur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Venusaur. Mays shrugs it off though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mays. Venusaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mays takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Venusaur lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mays swings widly with a right hand
and Venusaur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Venusaur lands a right hook to the body.
Venusaur lands a nice looking body kick.
Venusaur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Venusaur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mays's head.
Venusaur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mays's sensitive parts.
Venusaur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Venusaur keeps Mays at a distance using the push kick.
Venusaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Venusaur throws a front kick that sends Mays stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venusaur connects with a solid leg kick.
Venusaur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Venusaur tries to clinch up but Mays circles away and keeps his distance.
Mays misses with a hook.
Venusaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Venusaur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Venusaur clinches with his opponent.
Venusaur breaks the clinch.
Venusaur lands with a nice body punch.
A good leg kick by Venusaur.
Mays is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mays swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Venusaur counters with a nice leg kick.
Venusaur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Venusaur works the jab nicely.
Mays throws a jab when Venusaur was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Venusaur throws a head kick but Mays moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mays crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Venusaur - the referee stops the clock and Mays gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Venusaur. Mays manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mays misses with a left hand
and Venusaur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mays takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bublasaur Venusaur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bublasaur Venusaur'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!
Venusaur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Venusaur.
Venusaur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mays takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Mays catches Venusaur right on the button with a cross.
Good work by Venusaur as he checks the leg kick.
Venusaur throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mays.
Venusaur scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That kick from Venusaur tenderised Mays's leg. Mays is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mays steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Venusaur. That one must have hurt.
Venusaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Venusaur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mays's calf.
Venusaur thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mays if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Venusaur, right into the meat.
Mays misses the jab.
Mays looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Venusaur punishes Mays's body with a nice straight punch.
Mays misses with a low kick as Venusaur jumps back.
Mays looks to score with a jab to the body but Venusaur is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Venusaur.
Mays swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venusaur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mays has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Venusaur throws a body kick that misses.
Venusaur pushes Mays away with a front kick.
Venusaur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mays.
Venusaur wants to clinch up but Mays keeps it at a distance.
Venusaur throws a nice head kick!
Venusaur lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mays lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Venusaur at a distance.
Venusaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Venusaur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mays doesn't seem phased though.
Mays blocks the body kick.
Mays throws a predictable looking body shot
and Venusaur counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick from Venusaur lands but Mays takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Mays.
That kick from Venusaur tenderised Mays's leg. Mays is trying to keep his angry face on.
Venusaur pushes Mays away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays throws a right hand that misses
and Venusaur counters with a straight right hand.
Mays thows a body shot but no joy.
Mays misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venusaur.
Venusaur keeps Mays at a distance using the push kick.
Venusaur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mays just misses with a punch to the body.
Venusaur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Venusaur lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Venusaur cracks the inside of Mays's front leg.
Mays ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venusaur moves away.
Venusaur misses with a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Venusaur finds it's target.
Venusaur scores with a spinning back kick!
Venusaur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body kick there by Venusaur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venusaur throws a body punch but Mays moves out of range.
Venusaur misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Venusaur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur ducks under a wild hook from Mays.
That kick from Venusaur tenderised Mays's leg. Mays is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mays throws out a loose jab but Venusaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venusaur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Venusaur.
Mays throws the left hand but Venusaur avoids the punch easily.
Mays takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Venusaur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Venusaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mays manages to avoid it.
Mays 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.
Venusaur tries to clinch but Mays moves out of range.
Venusaur has managed to clinch.
Mays swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Venusaur manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Venusaur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mays tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Venusaur's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mays misses with a punch to the body.
Mays lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Venusaur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mays.
Venusaur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mays moves out of range of the leg kick from Venusaur.
Venusaur throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Venusaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Venusaur throws a nice head kick!
Mays 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 chopping leg kick lands by Venusaur.
Venusaur swings for the body but Mays moves out of range.
Venusaur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Mays.
Venusaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Mays.
Mays lands a nice hook to Venusaur's body. Venusaur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mays waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Venusaur.
Mays misses with a left hand
and Venusaur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Venusaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mays moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bublasaur Venusaur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Venusaur 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bublasaur Venusaur!
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