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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Boxer (ranked 4181 p4p, 4172 weight class) and Bruna Faria (ranked 53 p4p, 52 weight class). Bruce Boxer looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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1 - 2 - 1 |
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9 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruna Faria!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria shoots in for a double leg but Boxer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Faria looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Boxer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Faria's waist but Faria gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boxer off to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boxer.
Boxer rushes Faria and presses him up against the cage.
Boxer keeps control of Faria as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faria avoiding damage as Boxer throws knees to the body.
Faria throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxer.
Faria breaks from the clinch.
Faria slaps away a takedown attempt from Boxer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer rushes Faria and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boxer manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boxer closes the distance and clinches up with Faria, looking for a takedown. Boxer pushes Faria against the cage but Faria circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Boxer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boxer throws out a leg kick but Faria moves out of range and Boxer only half commits.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faria has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Faria tries to clinch there but Boxer circles away.
Faria gets tackled into the cage by Boxer. Boxer maintains the clinch.
Faria is fighting off a takedown attempt but Boxer is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Faria to the mat. Faria regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Faria had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boxer defends it easily.
Boxer throws a big right hand that misses.
Boxer throwing strikes from guard but Faria blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boxer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boxer looking to pass the guard.
Faria had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boxer defends it easily.
Boxer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boxer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boxer stands up and waves to Faria to follow him.
Boxer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boxer shoots for a double leg takedown but Faria sprawls well. He's pushed Boxer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Faria let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boxer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Faria throws a nice looking combination but Boxer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with the combination.
Boxer scores with a shot to the body.
Boxer darts in and clinches Faria up against the cage.
Boxer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Boxer.
Faria jumps guard but Boxer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boxer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boxer fails to land with a series of punches.
Faria stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faria wants it to stay on the feet.
Faria leaves Boxer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Boxer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Faria tries to clinch up.
Boxer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boxer has closed the distance and engaged Faria in a clinch.
Faria manages to pull guard.
Faria working a defensive guard here.
Boxer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faria can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boxer controls the pace.
Faria is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer stops Faria from standing up.
Boxer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boxer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boxer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Faria trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boxer fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boxer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Faria eats them both and turns towards Boxer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bruce Boxer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faria is looking to chop away at Boxer's legs.
Boxer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Faria circles away.
Faria lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Boxer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Faria.
Boxer tries for a takedown but Faria sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Faria throws a fast counter high kick but Boxer manages to duck under it in time.
Boxer shoots in looking for a takedown. Faria tries to sprawl out of it but Boxer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Faria manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boxer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Faria's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer controlling the action here.
Boxer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Faria sees it coming and defends easily.
Faria is looking to improve his position.
Boxer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Faria on the ground.
Boxer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faria defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boxer tries to stand and escape but Faria is controlling the position.
Boxer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boxer prevents Faria from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boxer throws a right and a left that Faria avoids nicely.
Boxer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boxer tries to land knees in the clinch but Faria avoids the damage to the body.
Boxer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boxer tries to pull guard but Faria holds him up against the cage and eventually Boxer drops back down to his feet.
Faria on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Boxer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boxer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer shoots for a takedown but Faria saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Faria tries to close the distance and clinch but Boxer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boxer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Faria's waist but Faria gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boxer off to one side.
Faria tries to counter with a clinch but Boxer shakes him off and moves away.
Boxer throws a lazy head kick
and Faria counters with a solid body kick.
Boxer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faria.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boxer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Faria's efforts to push away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Boxer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boxer dives in and grabs Faria's left leg, looking for a takedown. Faria pushes down on Boxer's head and hops out.
Boxer shoots in looking for a takedown but Faria manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boxer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Faria shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boxer as he jumps to the side.
Boxer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Faria leaves Boxer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Faria fails with a takedown attempt.
Boxer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boxer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Faria looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boxer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Faria is trying to get back to full guard.
Faria throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faria wants to improve his position but Boxer is controlling well.
Boxer moves into full mount! Faria won't be happy about that!
Boxer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Boxer controlling from the full mount.
Boxer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Horrible takedown attempt by Boxer or perhaps it was just good defense by Faria, which made it look bad.
Faria 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.
Boxer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Faria but Faria pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boxer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bruna Faria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce Boxer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boxer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faria can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boxer is defended easily by Faria.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Boxer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boxer, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Boxer!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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