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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andronicus Unimanus (ranked 4434 p4p, 4460 weight class) and Jihadi John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andronicus Unimanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John avoids the body shot from Unimanus.
Unimanus moves out of range as John strikes.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Unimanus counters with a nice uppercut.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Unimanus was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
Unimanus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Unimanus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Unimanus lands a slapping body shot.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Unimanus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John tries to clinch up but Unimanus circles away and keeps his distance.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Unimanus was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Unimanus.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Unimanus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John tries to clinch up.
Unimanus lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Unimanus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Unimanus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from John.
Jihadi John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unimanus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John tries to clinch there but Unimanus circles away.
Unimanus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Unimanus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John closes the distance but Unimanus moves to the side
and Unimanus counters with a left to the body.
Unimanus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
Unimanus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John throws a jab when Unimanus was well out of range.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Unimanus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Unimanus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Unimanus.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Unimanus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Unimanus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Unimanus.
John is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Unimanus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unimanus blocking some punches.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unimanus prevents a body shot from John.
John tries a knee to the head but Unimanus blocks it.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Unimanus really is a fat lump.
Unimanus blocks a body shot from John.
Unimanus working hard to break the clinch.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Unimanus is trying to break the clinch but John has him pressed against the cage.
Unimanus has clasped his hands together around John's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
John tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unimanus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Unimanus looking to secure an arm triangle but John defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unimanus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Unimanus looking to secure an arm triangle but John defends it well.
Unimanus landing strikes from the mount and John is in trouble!
Unimanus prevents John from getting the reversal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Unimanus throws some wild stikes that John manages to avoid easily.
John wants to hold on but Unimanus pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andronicus Unimanus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Unimanus avoids the body shot from John.
John tries to clinch up but Unimanus circles away and keeps his distance.
Unimanus is looking to wear down John with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
John swings for the body but Unimanus moves out of range.
Unimanus jabs John to the body, keeping him at a distance.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unimanus manages to avoid it.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
John wants to clinch but Unimanus slips to the side
and Unimanus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
John tries to clinch up.
Unimanus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unimanus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Unimanus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Unimanus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unimanus moves into the clinch successfully.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
John has Unimanus pressed against the cage, preventing Unimanus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
John working aggressively here.
John tries to stall but Unimanus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Andronicus Unimanus has been cut.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Unimanus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Unimanus is defending well for now.
Unimanus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Unimanus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unimanus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Unimanus is trying to force a seperation but John has the dominant position.
John prevents Unimanus from breaking the clinch.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Unimanus gets an underhook and turns John into the cage.
Unimanus is trying to break the clinch but John is controlling him.
Unimanus is working for takedown but John is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. John obliges.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Unimanus controls the action.
Unimanus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unimanus is trying to break the clinch but John has him pressed against the cage.
Unimanus tries to break free but John pushes him back against the cage.
John crunches a lovely knee into Unimanus's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Unimanus being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Unimanus has John pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. John manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
John misses with a body punch.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Unimanus avoids it.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
John tries a body shot but Unimanus blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for John.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Unimanus as John tries to tie him up.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John working aggressively here.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Unimanus up against the cage.
John stalling in the clinch.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Unimanus.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unimanus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Unimanus avoids the damage to the body.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Unimanus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jihadi John seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Unimanus prevents a body shot from John.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andronicus Unimanus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
John swinging wildly here.
Unimanus scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Unimanus fails to land with a series of punches.
John avoids the body shot from Unimanus.
Unimanus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Unimanus fails to land with a series of punches.
John tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Unimanus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from John misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John wants to clinch up but Unimanus keeps it at a distance.
John takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Unimanus circles away.
Unimanus throws a big counter combination but John scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Unimanus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Unimanus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Unimanus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Unimanus circles away from the clinch attempt.
John tries to clinch but Unimanus moves out of range.
Unimanus scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Unimanus counters with a right hand to the body.
John tries to clinch up but Unimanus circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unimanus keeps the fight on the outside.
Unimanus throws a body shot but no joy.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Unimanus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Unimanus swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
Unimanus throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
Unimanus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Unimanus circles away from the clinch attempt.
John throws a shot from downtown. Unimanus moves away and avoids it.
A big right from John misses.
Unimanus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Unimanus just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Unimanus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Unimanus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unimanus manages to avoid it.
John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Unimanus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
John throws a sloppy body shot
and Unimanus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
John is looking to clinch but Unimanus is avoiding it.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Unimanus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John looks to clinch
and Unimanus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
Unimanus looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Unimanus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Unimanus keeps the fight on the outside.
John misses with a body shot.
Unimanus just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Unimanus does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Unimanus. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unimanus lands a jab to John's midsection.
Unimanus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John tries to clinch but Unimanus moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andronicus Unimanus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Unimanus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andronicus Unimanus!
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