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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Softy McSofterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and River Tam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tam comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dangerous kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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
19 - 13 - 0 |
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198 cm
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256 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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
19 - 13 - 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, River Tam!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from McSofterson.
Tam looks to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a body kick.
Tam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McSofterson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McSofterson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tam keeping full guard, as McSofterson tries to pass.
McSofterson stands up from Tam's guard - McSofterson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tam moves to clinch but McSofterson breaks away
and McSofterson counters with a thumping low kick.
Tam tries to clinch but McSofterson moves away
enabling McSofterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tam moves to clinch but McSofterson breaks away
and McSofterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tam closes the distance but McSofterson moves to the side
and McSofterson counters with a nice uppercut.
McSofterson circles away from the clinch attempt
and McSofterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tam tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting McSofterson counter with a right hand.
Tam clobbers McSofterson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McSofterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tam.
Tam moves to clinch but McSofterson breaks away
and McSofterson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
River Tam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McSofterson shoots in but Tam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tam looks to land a combination but McSofterson avoids it well.
Tam takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tam tries to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tam tries to clinch up
enabling McSofterson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSofterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McSofterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tam tries to clinch but McSofterson moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tam swings widly with a right hand
and Tam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tam tries to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tam darts in trying to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tam tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling McSofterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tam takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tam tries to clinch up
and McSofterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tam ducks under a wild hook from McSofterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tam throws a sloppy body shot
and Tam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tam tries to clinch but McSofterson moves away
and McSofterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McSofterson lands a high kick!
McSofterson fails to land the takedown.
Tam darts in trying to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tam wants to get back to his feet but McSofterson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McSofterson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McSofterson is controlling him.
Tam keeping moving, preventing McSofterson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tam is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Softy McSofterson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tam thuds a left hand into McSofterson's body.
McSofterson is breathing heavily.
McSofterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tam moves to clinch but McSofterson breaks away
and McSofterson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tam's guard now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tam looking to hit a scissor sweep but McSofterson is one step ahead there.
McSofterson won't allow Tam to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Softy McSofterson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McSofterson.
Tam misses with a two punch combination.
Tam slips a jab from McSofterson.
Tam closes the distance looking to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a left and a right that stings Tam.
Tam rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McSofterson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tam moves to clinch but McSofterson breaks away
and McSofterson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McSofterson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tam's guard.
McSofterson lands a couple of elbows.
Tam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McSofterson is controlling him.
McSofterson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tam can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tam is looking to stand up but McSofterson isn't so interested in that idea.
Tam working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by River Tam.
McSofterson cracks Tam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Softy McSofterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tam tries to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a left to the body.
Tam wants to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McSofterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tam lands a jab.
Tam tries to clinch but McSofterson moves away
and McSofterson counters with a nice body shot.
Tam wants to clinch
and McSofterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tam looks to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a left and a right that stings Tam.
McSofterson dives in and grabs Tam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tam pushes down on McSofterson's head and hops out.
Tam misses with an uppercut
and McSofterson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tam is controlling McSofterson's trapped leg to prevent McSofterson from advancing to side control.
Tam trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tam is looking to improve his position.
McSofterson trying to mount his opponent but Tam defends it.
McSofterson prevents Tam from standing back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McSofterson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McSofterson.
McSofterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McSofterson misses with a double jab
and Tam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McSofterson misses the shot to the body.
McSofterson works over Tam's head and body with a nice combination.
Tam misses the shot to the body.
Tam scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McSofterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tam is just out of range.
River Tam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tam displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McSofterson.
Tam takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McSofterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Softy McSofterson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
McSofterson circles away from the clinch attempt
and McSofterson counters with a left to the body.
Tam wants to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tam's knee momentarily.
McSofterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tam closes the distance looking to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tam tries to clinch up
and McSofterson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tam takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tam tries to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tam is looking to escape.
Tam trying to control from the bottom.
Tam is trying is best to control the position here.
Tam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tam is trying to stand.
Tam pushes McSofterson off and gets back to his feet.
Tam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McSofterson counters with a stiff right hand.
McSofterson swings widly with a right hand
and Tam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSofterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tam tries to clinch but McSofterson moves away
and McSofterson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tam!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tam tries to improve his position but McSofterson has taken his back! McSofterson has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Tam tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! McSofterson pushes Tam away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Softy McSofterson!
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energy
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hype
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