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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 2458 p4p, 2697 weight class) and Two Chainz (ranked 64 p4p, 68 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
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 39 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Two Chainz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Goodman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chainz.
Chainz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goodman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chainz.
Goodman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab, jab by Goodman - just one landing.
Goodman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chainz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chainz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chainz misses with a body kick.
Chainz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chainz forces Goodman back against the cage and clinches.
Goodman takes a shot to the head.
Goodman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chainz's efforts to push away.
Chainz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chainz moves away.
Chainz throws a body shot but no joy.
Chainz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goodman looks to land a body kick but Chainz moved away.
Jab by Goodman.
Goodman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Chainz takes one to the chin there.
Chainz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chainz throws a combination. Goodman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheers as Goodman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chainz doesn't seem phased though.
Goodman is looking to land body kicks.
Chainz cracks Goodman with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Chainz misses.
Goodman scores with a body shot.
Chainz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chainz ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
Chainz is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chainz misses with a body shot.
Chainz cracks Goodman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Goodman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chainz manages to avoid it.
Goodman punishes Chainz's body with a nice straight punch.
Chainz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saul Goodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Two Chainz.
Goodman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chainz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goodman scores with a nice head shot.
Goodman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goodman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chainz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Goodman defends well and Chainz ends up having to push Goodman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Goodman. No joy for Chainz on that attempt.
Goodman checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Goodman.
Chainz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goodman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Goodman tried to counter with a leg kick but Chainz avoided it.
Saul Goodman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Goodman.
Chainz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chainz darts in looking for a takedown but Goodman gets double underhooks and turns Chainz into the cage.
Goodman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Goodman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goodman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chainz.
Goodman walks into a straight right hand from Chainz.
Chainz slips under a jab from Goodman.
Chainz throws a solid leg kick but Goodman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chainz.
Goodman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goodman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Goodman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chainz throws out a leg kick but Goodman moves out of range and Chainz only half commits.
Goodman scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chainz.
Goodman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goodman throws a hook but Chainz avoids it easily.
Chainz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Goodman under the eye.
Chainz moves into range and clinches up with Goodman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chainz takes a shot to the head.
Chainz misses with a punch on the inside.
Chainz tries to break the clinch but Goodman is controlling the position.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chainz breaks from the clinch.
Chainz swings for the body but Goodman moves out of range.
Chainz throws a low kick but Goodman avoids it.
Chainz looks to land a left hand but Goodman moved out of range nicely.
Chainz with a jab.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goodman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Goodman scores with a sloppy right hand. Chainz should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Saul Goodman will probably get the nod.
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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goodman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chainz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chainz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slow jab from Chainz misses its intended target.
Goodman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chainz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chainz misses the shot to the body.
Goodman slips a straight right by Chainz.
Goodman lands with an overhand left.
Chainz looks to land a left hand but Goodman moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Goodman as he connects with a hook.
Chainz walks into a left hand.
Chainz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goodman.
Chainz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Chainz.
Goodman scores with a push kick.
Goodman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chainz.
Chainz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chainz slips under a jab.
Jab from Goodman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chainz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goodman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chainz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Goodman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chainz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Goodman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chainz can do to turn this around?
Chainz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Chainz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saul Goodman is winning the standup battle so far.
Chainz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chainz misses with a leg kick
enabling Goodman to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chainz.
Goodman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chainz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Goodman sprawls well. Goodman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chainz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chainz has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Goodman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saul Goodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Two Chainz.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Chainz.
Goodman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chainz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chainz. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goodman connects with a looping right hand.
Goodman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chainz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chainz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Goodman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chainz is out of range.
Goodman slips under a jab from Chainz.
Chainz throws a jab but it's blocked by Goodman.
Chainz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goodman defending well as Chainz loads up on a big left hand.
Chainz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chainz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Goodman does it's job there.
Chainz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goodman sizes up Chainz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Goodman.
Goodman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chainz tries to close the distance and clinch but Goodman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goodman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Goodman slips a straight right by Chainz.
Chainz throws a leg kick but Goodman moved away.
Chainz with a nice calf kick.
Goodman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Goodman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Goodman clobbers Chainz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman has Chainz up against the cage in a clinch.
Goodman takes a shot to the head.
Chainz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goodman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chainz darts in looking for a takedown but Goodman gets double underhooks and turns Chainz into the cage.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chainz wants to slow Goodman down by chopping away at his legs.
Goodman connects with a looping right hand.
Goodman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chainz throws out a loose jab but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman's corner calls for a 1-2. Goodman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chainz rushes Goodman and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chainz as Goodman tries to tie him up.
Chainz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chainz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chainz manages to break the clinch.
Chainz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chainz misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Goodman misses the target.
Chainz throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Goodman stuffs the takedown.
Goodman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chainz throws a lazy right hand but Goodman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chainz with a poor takedown
and Goodman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Chainz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice jab there from Chainz.
Chainz tries to close the distance and clinch but Goodman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chainz walks into a jab.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Chainz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chainz lands with a cross.
Chainz jabs at Goodman's body.
Chainz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goodman is looking to score with low kicks.
Chainz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chainz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chainz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saul Goodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Two Chainz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Goodman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goodman lands a nice hook to Chainz's body. Chainz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Goodman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Goodman misses.
Chainz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Goodman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goodman throws a hook to the side of Chainz's head but Chainz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chainz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Goodman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chainz.
Chainz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goodman moves out of range of the body kick.
Goodman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chainz's head.
Goodman tried to score with a low kick but Chainz checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goodman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman throws a combination. Chainz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chainz checks a leg kick.
Chainz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chainz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goodman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Goodman.
Chainz misses with a lunging right hand
and Goodman counters with a nice uppercut.
Goodman misses with a body kick.
Chainz with a poor takedown
and Goodman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chainz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goodman. Goodman obviously looking to wear him down.
Goodman lands a glancing blow to the side of Chainz's head.
Goodman feints and then cracks Chainz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chainz down.
Goodman lands a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Chainz blocks the leg kick.
Chainz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Goodman checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chainz slips a jab from Goodman.
Goodman tries to move into range but Chainz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chainz misses with a takedown attempt - Goodman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Goodman slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Goodman misses its target.
Chainz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Goodman on his heels. He'll look to pass Goodman's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chainz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Goodman's guard.
Two Chainz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chainz stands and steps away. Goodman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chainz moves away.
Chainz misses with an uppercut.
Chainz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Goodman!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodman is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chainz stands up.
Chainz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Goodman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chainz just manages to avoid it.
Goodman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Chainz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chainz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Goodman works the jab nicely.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Goodman scores with a sloppy right hand. Chainz should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Chainz misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chainz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chainz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chainz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Goodman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Goodman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goodman, 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 Anni Minnemäki 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... Saul Goodman!
A relieved looking Saul Goodman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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