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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Obina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mays comes to the cage accompanied by Wretches & Kings. Obina has chosen Cio da Terra - Pena Branca & Xavantinho e Renato Teixeira as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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167 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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172 cm
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162 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
16 - 10 - 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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barack Obina!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mays fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Obina, pushing him back against the cage.
Obina blocks a body shot from Mays.
Obina is looking to break free of the clinch but Mays has double underhooks.
Obina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obina can't break the clinch.
Mays swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab by Mays.
Mays takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donk. Mays catches Obina right on the button with a cross.
Mays tries to score with a low kick but Obina moves his leg out of the way.
Obina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obina swings for the body but Mays moves out of range.
Mays moves out of range as Obina strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Mays misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obina lands a jab.
Barack Obina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obina misses with a lunging right hand
and Mays counters with a left to the body.
Mays changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Mays misses.
Obina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obina loads up on a big right hand but Mays slips the punch.
Mays lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Obina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mays moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mays connects with the punch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Obina enables Mays to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Obina manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mays trying to control but Obina is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obina is trying to control the position but Mays postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Obina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barack Obina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mays lands with an overhand left.
Mays closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mays takes a swing at Obina's ribcage but misses.
Mays keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Obina to the mat! Obina manages to get full guard.
Mays wants to control from the top but Obina keeps moving.
Mays is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mays controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mays pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obina is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obina avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mays trying to control the position from guard on top but Obina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Virgil Mays just wasn't active enough.
Obina scores with a jab.
Obina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mays was well out of range. Poor timing from Obina.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mays.
No joy there for Obina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mays swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Mays dominated that round.
That's time! Mays's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from Obina misses its intended target.
Virgil Mays is winning the standup battle so far.
Mays tests Obina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mays.
Obina misses with a jab, cross combination.
Obina shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Obina scores with a body shot.
A combination from Mays does no damage.
Obina bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mays's head backwards.
Obina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mays moves away.
Mays changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mays displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obina throws out the jab.
Obina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Mays.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obina looks to land a right hand but Mays moved out of range.
Obina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mays scores with a nice right hand.
Mays displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obina throws out the jab.
Mays ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obina moves away.
Obina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Obina throws a right and a left that Mays avoids nicely.
Mays lands a jab to the head.
Obina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mays.
Mays uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obina.
Obina throws out a loose jab but Mays uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mays connects with a nice looking jab.
Obina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obina doesn't seem bothered though.
Mays's corner calls for a 1-2. Mays obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obina misses with a combination
and Mays counters with a two punch combo.
Obina misses with a double jab.
Obina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obina misses with a hook.
Mays swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mays moves away.
Mays lands with a nice combination. Obina backs away looking to recover.
Obina throws a nice looking combination but Mays bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obina misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mays keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mays lands a jab to the head.
Obina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obina scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mays misses with a left hand
and Obina counters with a nice body shot.
Obina misses with an uppercut
and Mays counters with a good low kick that Obina was not able to check.
Obina connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obina. Mays does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mays jabs at Obina's body.
Obina is breathing heavily.
Mays connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mays waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obina.
Mays avoids the body shot from Obina.
Mays fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obina manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Mays scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Mays.
Obina thuds his right hand into Mays's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Obina looks to land a combination but Mays avoids it well.
Obina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mays moves away.
Obina misses with an uppercut. Mays saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obina tries to bum rush Mays with a series of wild strikes but Mays uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mays defending well as Obina loads up on a big left hand.
Mays ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obina moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Mays dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Obina misses with a wild body shot.
Mays loads up on a big right hand but Obina slips the punch.
Mays throws a body punch but Obina moves out of range.
Obina swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mays counters with a series of strikes. Obina will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mays scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mays. Obina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mays connects with the punch.
Obina lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mays uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obina.
Mays keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obina misses with a wild body shot.
Obina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mays drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mays is looking to take a break and control but Obina is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mays misses with the ground and pound.
Obina managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mays.
Barack Obina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays wants to control but Obina is keeping him busy.
Mays is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Obina is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mays avoids the strikes from the bottom by Obina.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mays sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Obina is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays is staying tight to Obina's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mays trying to control the action but Obina is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Virgil Mays just wasn't active enough.
Mays fails with a takedown attempt.
Mays with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mays takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mays fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obina throws a jab when Mays was well out of range.
Mays throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Virgil Mays is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mays is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obina can do to turn this around?
Mays steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obina.
Mays misses with a series of wild punches.
Obina looks to score with a jab to the body but Mays is just out of range.
A big left from Obina misses.
Mays jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mays's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obina connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mays scrambles back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mays shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mays showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mays is trying to control. Obina wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Mays showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mays 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Mays!
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hype
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