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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ubungu Bamboo Face (ranked 1191 p4p, 660 weight class) and Aiu BangYou (ranked 51 p4p, 25 weight class). Ubungu Bamboo Face has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 cm 29 285 14 - 10 - 0 |
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209 cm 33 285 22 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler Excellent boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ubungu Bamboo Face! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiu BangYou! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bamboo Face checks a leg kick. Bamboo Face appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Good exchange - BangYou coming out on top.
It looks like Ubungu Bamboo Face has been cut. Bamboo Face moves away from the strike by BangYou. Bamboo Face looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. BangYou gets back to full guard.
BangYou working a defensive guard here.
Bamboo Face passes BangYou's left leg - he's now in half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. BangYou wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. BangYou trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bamboo Face manages to pass to mount!
Bamboo Face controlling his opponent. BangYou wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
BangYou is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bamboo Face slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Oooh a big shot gets through from Bamboo Face. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Bamboo Face controls the action. BangYou wants to control his opponent's hands but Bamboo Face gets his hands free. Bamboo Face is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but BangYou has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. BangYou showing good submission defense here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. BangYou preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bamboo Face. Bamboo Face is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. BangYou knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften BangYou for a finish. BangYou is really stuck here.
Bamboo Face avoiding BangYou 's attempts to control his hands. BangYou is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bamboo Face is staying active.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Bamboo Face wants to control but BangYou is keeping busy. Bamboo Face is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at BangYou. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped. BangYou is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bamboo Face off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted. BangYou is trying to stand back up. Bamboo Face throwing damaging strikes from the back! BangYou could be in trouble here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! BangYou is trying to break free.
BangYou keeps trying to improve his position. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubungu Bamboo Face dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ubungu Bamboo Face'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.
Bamboo Face shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Bamboo Face preventing the sweep. BangYou controls Bamboo Face momentarily but Bamboo Face frees himself. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bamboo Face tries to stand but BangYou is controlling from the bottom. BangYou has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bamboo Face has passed into side control.
Bamboo Face controlling the position from side mount. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bamboo Face is looking to take a break and control but BangYou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bamboo Face just content to control the position. Bamboo Face working away. BangYou tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. Bamboo Face lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BangYou is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bamboo Face working BangYou over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bamboo Face cracks BangYou with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Aiu BangYou has been cut. Bamboo Face with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Bamboo Face lands with some strikes. Bamboo Face lands a big elbow. BangYou is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. BangYou really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bamboo Face trying to control but he's not successful this time. BangYou taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bamboo Face unloading with bombs! BangYou is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bamboo Face manages to capitalize on a mistake by BangYou to take his back! BangYou is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
BangYou wants to control his opponent's hands but Bamboo Face gets his hands free. Bamboo Face controls the position. Bamboo Face lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. Bamboo Face lands an elbow to the side of the head. Bamboo Face has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. BangYou wants to control his opponent's hands but Bamboo Face gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bamboo Face keeps control of the position easily here as BangYou tries to buck him off.
I really don't envy BangYou right now.
Bamboo Face looking for the RNC. Bamboo Face really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for BangYou. Can BangYou hold on?! Bamboo Face is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Bamboo Face is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ubungu Bamboo Face dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Bamboo Face's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round! No luck with that takedown attempt from Bamboo Face. BangYou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bamboo Face. BangYou misses with a looping right. Bamboo Face fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. A looping hook to the body misses from BangYou. Bamboo Face does a little dance to reset his feet. Bamboo Face takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bamboo Face has been working on his balance at Hotrod Express MMA Training, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by BangYou. BangYou throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bamboo Face counters with a lovely straight right hand! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. BangYou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. BangYou throws a hook but Bamboo Face blocks it. Bamboo Face tries to clinch but BangYou is having none of it. BangYou throws a hook but Bamboo Face blocks it. Bamboo Face closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bamboo Face lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. BangYou wants to stand but Bamboo Face is controlling the position. Bamboo Face passes into half guard. Bamboo Face moves into full mount! BangYou won't be happy about that! BangYou is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bamboo Face cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bamboo Face looking to control and managing it successfully. Bamboo Face lands a big elbow. Bamboo Face is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. BangYou is in real trouble.
BangYou is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bamboo Face has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bamboo Face trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
You can see the frustration on BangYou's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ubungu Bamboo Face is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Bamboo Face is riding his opponent, not letting BangYou buck him off. BangYou wants to escape the position.
Bamboo Face is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
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. Bamboo Face has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. BangYou looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. Bamboo Face keeps control of the position as BangYou tries to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Bamboo Face controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight! Ubungu Bamboo Face showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bamboo Face, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ubungu Bamboo Face! A victorious Ubungu Bamboo Face thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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