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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Biden (ranked 74 p4p, 118 weight class) and Hobo Garrincha (ranked 4 p4p, 10 weight class). Biden comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. Joe Biden could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hobo Garrincha's chin.
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170 cm 33 141 23 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Biden! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hobo Garrincha! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A looping hook to the body misses from Garrincha. Biden does a little dance to reset his feet. Hobo Garrincha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Biden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Biden there as he acknowledges the shot. Biden throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Hobo Garrincha has been cut. Nice body punch from Garrincha. Garrincha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Biden's hands. Garrincha throws a poor cross that misses
and Biden counters with a nice body shot. Garrincha scores with a body shot.
Biden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Garrincha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Garrincha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Biden blocks a jab. Garrincha misses with a hook
and Biden counters with a straight right hand. Biden ducks under a wild hook from Garrincha.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garrincha scores with a decent looking hook. Biden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrincha. Biden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Biden throws a looping overhand right but Garrincha ducks down to avoid it. Garrincha ducks under a wild hook from Biden. Garrincha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrincha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Nice defenses there by Biden. Biden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garrincha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Garrincha lands a jab to Biden's midsection. Garrincha's corner calls for a 1-2. Garrincha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Garrincha misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A left lands for Garrincha. Garrincha throws a jab but it's blocked by Biden. Garrincha stuns Biden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Garrincha just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrincha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biden half committed to a counter leg kick. Nice body punch from Garrincha. Garrincha digs a good hook to Biden's body.
Biden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Biden there as he acknowledges the shot. The fighters circling - Garrincha throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Garrincha just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrincha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garrincha.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Biden throws a big shot that misses. Garrincha swings for the body but Biden moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Biden misses its target. Biden takes a body punch but keeps moving. Garrincha connects with a nice looking jab.
Garrincha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Biden tries to clinch and Garrincha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Garrincha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Garrincha misses the shot to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Biden. Garrincha does a little dance to reset his feet. Garrincha works the jab nicely. Garrincha is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Biden had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Garrincha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biden.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Biden ducks right into an uppercut from Garrincha. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Biden misses with a series of wild punches.
Garrincha misses with a looping right. It looked like Biden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Biden slips under a jab from Garrincha. A little feinted left hand from Biden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Garrincha misses with a wild body shot. Biden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Garrincha lands a nice looking body shot.
Garrincha misses the jab. Garrincha takes a swing at Biden's ribcage but misses. Garrincha scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobo Garrincha dominated that round. The cut man is working on Hobo Garrincha's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Biden misses with a hook to the body
and Garrincha counters with a lovely shot to the body. A jab from Garrincha does it's job there. Biden throws a hook to the side of Garrincha's head but Garrincha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Biden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Garrincha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Biden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrincha looks to land a left hand but Biden moved out of range nicely. Biden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrincha. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garrincha misses with an uppercut. Biden saw that one coming. Garrincha cracks Biden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Garrincha looks to land a left hand but Biden moved out of range nicely. Garrincha lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garrincha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Biden throws a series of punches but Garrincha moves out of range. Garrincha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Biden sees it coming and avoids it easily. Biden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A big right from Garrincha misses. Biden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garrincha counters with a lovely straight right hand! Hobo Garrincha seems to be getting the better of the standup. Biden pushes Garrincha up against the cage in a clinch. Garrincha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Biden tries to throw a body punch but Garrincha avoids it by throwing Biden back against the cage. Garrincha misses with some punches.
Biden trying to land knees to the body.
Biden misses with a body punch.
Biden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Biden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garrincha or not. Biden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Garrincha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Biden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garrincha prevents a body shot from Biden. Biden scores with a shot to the side of Garrincha's head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Garrincha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Biden.
Garrincha is breathing heavily. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biden. Biden scores with a shoulder strike. Garrincha blocking some punches.
Garrincha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Biden blocks a body shot from Garrincha. Biden manages to break the clinch.
Biden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrincha throws out the jab. Garrincha tries to keep at a distance but Biden has taken the fight into the clinch. Garrincha working aggressively here.
Garrincha tries to work over Biden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Biden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Biden swings wildly with an uppercut but Garrincha uses good head movement to avoid it. Garrincha lands a nice uppercut. Biden is working Garrincha over against the cage. Biden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Biden can't find room to land a body shot as Garrincha controls the action.
Biden tries a body shot but Garrincha blocks it.
Biden misses with a knee strike.
Garrincha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Garrincha.
Garrincha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Biden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garrincha blocks it with crossed arms. Biden is leaning against Garrincha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Garrincha misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biden. Garrincha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A head punch on the inside from Biden fails to land. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Biden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Garrincha takes a knee to the side of the body. Biden digs a right hand underneath Garrincha's ribcage. Garrincha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garrincha managing to block the knees to the body from Biden.
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! Biden trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Biden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Biden cracks Garrincha with a nice body shot. Biden has a couple of punches blocked by Garrincha.
Garrincha tries a body shot but Biden blocks it.
Garrincha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biden scores with an uppercut up the middle. Garrincha is leaning against Biden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Garrincha lands with a right to the head. Garrincha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe Biden has scored more points in the clinch so far. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Biden. Biden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Biden gets through Garrincha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Garrincha is leaning against Biden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A short right from Garrincha. Garrincha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Biden avoids it. Garrincha struggles to land a body shot inside as Biden controls his hands.
Biden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Biden will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Hobo Garrincha's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Garrincha misses the jab. Garrincha misses the shot to the body. Garrincha misses with a right hand and Biden counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Garrincha throws a hook to the side of Biden's head but Biden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Garrincha misses with a looping left. Garrincha dips to his left and cracks Biden with an uppercut! Some bone on bone action there as Garrincha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Garrincha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Biden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garrincha looks to throw the jab but Biden is out of range. Garrincha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round. Biden avoids the body shot from Garrincha.
Biden appears to be looking for a big counter. A big left from Garrincha misses. Biden swings widly with a right hand
and Garrincha counters with a left to the body. Biden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garrincha moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Biden lands a nice hook to Garrincha's body. Garrincha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Some bone on bone action there as Garrincha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Biden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Biden throws a leg kick that is checked and Garrincha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Garrincha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Biden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Biden misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garrincha just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrincha throws a body shot but no joy. Biden walks into a straight right hand from Garrincha. Garrincha misses with a looping left. Garrincha lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Garrincha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Biden sees it coming and avoids it easily. Biden drives through and clinches with Garrincha against the cage.
Biden lands a nice knee to the body. Biden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Biden lands with a right to the head. Nice body punch from Biden. Garrincha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Garrincha lands a hook to the side of the head. Garrincha lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Biden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Biden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Biden tries a body shot but Garrincha blocks it.
Biden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biden tries to clinch but Garrincha moves out of range. A countering left hand to the body from Garrincha misses. Biden takes one to the chin there. Garrincha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biden.
Garrincha misses with a wild body shot. Garrincha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Biden tries a low kick but Garrincha avoids it. Biden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Biden throws a hook to the side of Garrincha's head but Garrincha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Garrincha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Biden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garrincha looks to score with a jab to the body but Biden is just out of range. Garrincha misses with a right hand and Biden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Biden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Biden scores with a jab. Garrincha acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Garrincha lands a jab to Biden's midsection. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Garrincha misses with a jab to the body
and Biden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Biden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrincha needs to keep his hands up - Biden had a free shot at his head there.
Garrincha is rocked! Biden throws a jab when Garrincha was well out of range. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Hobo Garrincha just about did enough to take it. The cut man is working on Hobo Garrincha's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Biden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Garrincha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Garrincha throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Garrincha has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Garrincha thuds a left hand into Biden's body. Garrincha avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Biden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrincha looks like he wants to counter punch here. Biden tries to clinch and Biden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Biden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garrincha. Biden moves away from the strike by Garrincha. Biden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garrincha misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garrincha throws a hook to the side of Biden's head but Biden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Biden looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrincha is just out of range. Biden avoids the body shot from Garrincha.
Biden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Garrincha lands a nice shot to the body.
Garrincha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biden was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrincha. Garrincha just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrincha takes a shot right to the bread basket. Garrincha throws a body shot but no joy. Biden is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Biden slips a straight right by Garrincha. An attempted straight right counter from Biden misses the target. Nice body punch from Garrincha.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Biden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Biden walks into a jab. Garrincha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Biden cracks Garrincha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Garrincha is still on wobbly legs! Can Biden finish him? This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Biden tries a low kick but Garrincha avoids it. Garrincha just misses with a punch to the body.
Biden was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Biden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Garrincha seems to have recovered his senses. A punch lands to the side of Biden 's head but he takes it in his stride. Jab from Garrincha. Biden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garrincha. Biden fires out a quick counter leg kick but Garrincha just manages to avoid it. A shot to the body from Garrincha misses and Biden counters with a series of strikes. Garrincha will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Biden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrincha.
Biden tries a low kick but Garrincha avoids it. Biden scores with a spinning back kick! Biden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Biden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Biden tries to close the distance and clinch but Garrincha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Garrincha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biden manages to avoid it. Garrincha throws an overhand right that lands on Biden's shoulder, as Biden tries to avoid the shot. Garrincha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Garrincha throws a hook to the side of Biden's head but Biden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Biden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garrincha moves out of range as Biden strikes. Biden dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Garrincha swings widly with a right hand
and Biden counters with a lovely straight right hand! Garrincha avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Biden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Biden works Garrincha's body with a nice hook. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Biden ducks under a wild hook from Garrincha. A telegraphed right hand from Biden misses the target. Biden misses with an uppercut. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobo Garrincha dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Hobo Garrincha's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! Garrincha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Biden's hands. Hobo Garrincha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Garrincha slips under a jab. Biden throws out a loose jab but Garrincha uses good head movement to avoid it. Biden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garrincha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Garrincha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Garrincha throws a body shot but no joy. Garrincha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Biden avoids the body shot from Garrincha.
Biden throws a big counter combination but Garrincha scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Garrincha blocks a jab. Garrincha throws a lazy right hand but Biden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Garrincha. Biden does a little dance to reset his feet. It looked like Biden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round. Biden misses with a low kick. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garrincha! But no joy. Garrincha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Biden throws a right hand that misses
and Garrincha counters with a left to the body. Biden throws an off balance right hand
and Garrincha counters with a straight right hand. A left lands for Garrincha. Garrincha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Biden at a distance.
Biden wants to clinch but Garrincha slips to the side and Garrincha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Garrincha looks to land a left hand but Biden moved out of range nicely. Biden is looking to counter punch. Biden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garrincha at a distance.
Garrincha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joe Biden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garrincha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Biden sees it coming and avoids it easily. It looked like Biden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Biden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Biden clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Garrincha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Biden misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garrincha. Garrincha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Biden fails to land. Garrincha lands on the inside with an uppercut. Biden misses with a hook from the clinch. Biden struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrincha controls his hands.
Biden can't find room to land a body shot as Garrincha controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biden. Garrincha trying to land knees to the body.
Garrincha blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Biden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Biden throws a hook but Garrincha blocks it. Garrincha connects with a body shot that sends Biden's belly button to the back. Biden throws a body shot but no joy. Garrincha lands a nice shot that snaps Biden's head back.
Biden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garrincha. Biden feinted there with a counter leg kick. Biden misses with an uppercut. Biden moves away from the strike by Garrincha. Good exchange - Garrincha coming out on top. Garrincha lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garrincha's corner calls for a 1-2. Garrincha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Garrincha throws a body punch but Biden moves out of range. Biden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garrincha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Biden misses the target. Garrincha misses with a body punch
and Biden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. 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! Biden loads up on a big right hand but Garrincha slips the punch. Biden swings for the body but Garrincha moves out of range.
Garrincha takes a swing at Biden's ribcage but misses. Garrincha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biden.
A big left from Garrincha misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Hobo Garrincha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Garrincha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hobo Garrincha! Hobo Garrincha is the new bantamweight champion! A victorious Hobo Garrincha thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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