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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Davi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Barzini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davi comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. The crowd seem to be enjoying Barzini's choice of entrance music: Flaw - Get up again. Thor Davi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruno Barzini's chin.
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190 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thor Davi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Barzini!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davi tries to score with a low kick but Barzini moves his leg out of the way.
Barzini throws a jab but it's blocked by Davi.
Davi looks to score with a jab to the body but Barzini is just out of range.
Barzini looks to score with a jab to the body but Davi is just out of range.
Davi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barzini. That did some damage!
Davi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barzini checks it well.
Barzini throws a hook but Davi avoids it easily.
Barzini works the jab nicely.
Davi looks to score with a jab to the body but Barzini is just out of range.
Barzini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barzini fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barzini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davi doesn't manage to clinch there - Barzini circles away.
Barzini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barzini scores with a punch to the head.
Davi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barzini.
Davi throws a series of punches but Barzini moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davi connects with a single shot there.
Davi ducks right into an uppercut from Barzini.
A bone on bone clash there as Barzini blocks the leg kick.
That kick from Davi tenderised Barzini's leg. Barzini is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barzini stuns Davi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barzini throws a jab but it's blocked by Davi.
Barzini misses with a body shot.
Barzini takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barzini. Davi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barzini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davi.
Davi lands a head kick!
Davi takes a swing at Barzini's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barzini misses with a looping right.
Davi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barzini works the jab nicely.
Barzini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barzini misses with a lunging right hand
and Davi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barzini's knee momentarily.
Davi throws a right hand that misses
and Barzini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barzini misses with the combination.
Davi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Davi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barzini throws out a loose jab but Davi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Barzini.
Barzini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barzini just misses with a punch to the body.
Davi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barzini checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Barzini catches Davi right on the button with a cross.
Davi loads up on a big right hand but Barzini slips the punch.
Barzini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davi.
Barzini looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barzini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davi misses with a wild body shot.
Barzini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davi manages to avoid it.
Barzini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davi.
Davi misses with a hook. Barzini ducked under it nicely.
Barzini throws a body punch but Davi moves out of range.
Barzini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davi tries to work over Barzini's front leg with a kick but Barzini checks it.
Davi misses with a body shot.
Davi takes a swing at Barzini's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barzini misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barzini misses with a body shot.
Davi throws a hook to the side of Barzini's head but Barzini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barzini.
Davi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barzini.
Davi tries to clinch up.
Barzini lands a glancing blow to the side of Davi's head.
Barzini is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Davi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Davi takes a swing at Barzini's ribcage but misses.
Davi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Barzini finds it's way through Davi's defenses.
Barzini connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davi slips a jab from Barzini.
A lazy left from Davi finds it's target.
Barzini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Barzini dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barzini throws a good cross that connects.
Barzini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barzini blocks a leg kick.
Davi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruno Barzini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Davi misses.
Barzini takes a swing at Davi's ribcage but misses.
Davi takes one to the side of the head.
Davi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barzini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barzini throws a right hand that misses
and Davi counters with a stiff right hand.
Barzini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Davi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barzini's sensitive parts.
Barzini throws out a powerful jab.
Barzini lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barzini blocks a leg kick.
Davi tries to work over Barzini's front leg with a kick but Barzini checks it.
Barzini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davi was well out of range. Poor timing from Barzini.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barzini. Davi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Davi.
Barzini moves out of range as Davi strikes.
Barzini checks a low kick from Davi.
Barzini misses the shot to the body.
Barzini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davi.
Barzini has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barzini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davi manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Barzini.
Barzini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davi lands a front kick.
Barzini takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barzini lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barzini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barzini takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barzini takes a swing at Davi's ribcage but misses.
Davi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davi pushes Barzini away with a front kick.
Davi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davi misses with a wild body shot.
Davi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barzini. That did some damage!
Davi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barzini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davi lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Barzini. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barzini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barzini is breathing heavily.
Davi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davi throws a big shot that misses.
Davi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davi connects with a single shot there.
Barzini lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barzini thows a body shot but no joy.
Davi connects with a solid leg kick.
Davi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barzini throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davi.
Davi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barzini.
Barzini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davi. Davi obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barzini misses with some punches.
Barzini's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barzini tries to throw a body punch but Davi avoids it by throwing Barzini back against the cage.
Davi swings wildly with an uppercut but Barzini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barzini struggles to land a body shot inside as Davi controls his hands.
A short right from Davi.
A right handed body shot lands from Barzini.
Davi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barzini blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barzini avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Barzini.
A hook to the body from Barzini.
Barzini lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Barzini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Barzini scores with a punch to the head.
Davi scores with a hook.
Davi throws out a loose jab but Barzini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barzini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barzini misses with a series of wild punches.
Barzini scores with a hook to the body. Davi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davi, right into the meat.
Davi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barzini throws a jab when Davi was well out of range.
Davi tries to clinch but Barzini moves out of range.
Davi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barzini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davi misses with an uppercut. Barzini saw that one coming.
Barzini throws a predictable looking body shot
and Davi counters with a good low kick that Barzini was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barzini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barzini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barzini cracks Davi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barzini throws a hook but Davi blocks it.
Barzini scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barzini thows a body shot but no joy.
Barzini slips under a jab from Davi.
Barzini misses with a body shot.
Barzini takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davi lands a high kick!
Davi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barzini.
Barzini takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thor Davi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barzini misses with a body shot.
Barzini misses with an uppercut. Davi saw that one coming.
Barzini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davi.
Barzini just misses with a punch to the body.
Davi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davi.
Davi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davi misses with a straight right.
Barzini lands a nice shot to the body.
Barzini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davi throws a hook to the side of Barzini's head but Barzini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barzini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davi is looking to clinch but Barzini is avoiding it.
Barzini moves out of range of the strikes.
Davi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barzini lands with a nice body punch.
Barzini lands with a hook. Davi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Davi throws out a loose jab but Barzini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barzini throws a shot to the body.
Barzini slips a straight right by Davi.
Davi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barzini.
Barzini ducks under a wild hook from Davi.
Barzini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davi walks into a jab.
Barzini lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davi misses with an uppercut.
Davi misses with a low kick.
Barzini takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barzini blocks the body kick.
Barzini thuds a left hand into Davi's body.
Barzini thows a body shot but no joy.
Barzini connects with a body shot.
Barzini jabs Davi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Davi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Davi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barzini scores with a body shot.
Davi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Davi there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barzini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davi manages to avoid it.
Davi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barzini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davi misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Barzini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barzini 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Barzini!
After winning the bout, Bruno Barzini thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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