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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Burnett (ranked 797 p4p, 1021 weight class) and Fortunado Sampaio (ranked 98 p4p, 127 weight class). Sampaio has chosen Corre Riba Corre Baixo as his entrance music. Fortunado Sampaio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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21 - 11 - 0 |
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12 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Fortunado Sampaio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampaio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burnett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That kick from Sampaio tenderised Burnett's leg. Burnett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sampaio lands a slapping body shot.
Burnett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sampaio on the side of the head.
Burnett misses with a hook. Sampaio ducked under it nicely.
Sampaio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sampaio throws a leg kick which misses Burnett's front leg but catches the back leg as Burnett tries to avoid it.
Burnett moves away from the strike by Sampaio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett checks the leg kick.
Sampaio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sampaio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burnett.
Donk. Sampaio catches Burnett right on the button with a cross.
Sampaio 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.
Jab, jab by Sampaio - just one landing.
Burnett 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.
Sampaio throws a leg kick which misses Burnett's front leg but catches the back leg as Burnett tries to avoid it.
Burnett sizes up Sampaio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Fortunado Sampaio has been cut.
Burnett throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortunado Sampaio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sampaio throws a head kick but Burnett moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Sampaio - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio slips under a jab from Burnett.
Sampaio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burnett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sampaio. Sampaio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Burnett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sampaio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Sampaio.
Burnett is looking to counter punch.
Sampaio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Burnett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sampaio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burnett sends Sampaio crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Burnett is motioning to the referee to let Sampaio up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Burnett throws a hook but Sampaio blocks it.
Sampaio wants to counter the offense by Burnett and move into the clinch position.
It looks like Burnett has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sampaio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burnett throwing a counter right hand but Sampaio manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio misses with a hook. Burnett ducked under it nicely.
Burnett misses with a wild body shot.
Burnett jabs at Sampaio's body.
Sampaio scores with a nice body kick.
Sampaio lands with an overhand left.
Sampaio with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Burnett misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Sampaio misses.
Sampaio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burnett's head backwards.
Burnett thuds his right hand into Sampaio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sampaio connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sampaio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sampaio throws out a loose jab but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burnett throwing a counter right hand but Sampaio manages to avoid it.
Burnett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sampaio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fortunado Sampaio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fortunado Sampaio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burnett throws a jab when Sampaio was well out of range.
Burnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sampaio pushes Burnett away with a front kick.
Sampaio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burnett.
Burnett moves into the clinch successfully.
Sampaio misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett lands an uppercut.
Sampaio pushes Burnett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burnett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sampaio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sampaio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burnett tries a body shot but Sampaio blocks it.
Sampaio misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sampaio throws a head punch that misses.
Sampaio presses Burnett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sampaio misses with a body punch.
Sampaio scores with a shot to the side of Burnett's head.
Burnett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sampaio lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sampaio.
Sampaio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sampaio digs a right hand underneath Burnett's ribcage. Burnett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sampaio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burnett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sampaio backwards.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Sampaio avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
Sampaio tries to work over Burnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sampaio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sampaio tries a body shot but Burnett blocks it.
Burnett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burnett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sampaio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio lands a shot to the body.
Sampaio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sampaio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burnett's elbow.
Sampaio swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sampaio takes a shot to the head.
Burnett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sampaio's elbow.
Sampaio misses with a body punch.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sampaio scores with a hook to the body.
Sampaio lands a shot to the body.
Sampaio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sampaio prevents a body shot from Burnett.
Sampaio digs a right hand underneath Burnett's ribcage. Burnett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sampaio misses with some punches.
Burnett throws a head punch that misses.
Sampaio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sampaio misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Sampaio.
A short left from Sampaio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio scores with a hook to the body.
Sampaio scores with a shot to the side of Burnett's head.
Sampaio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sampaio misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sampaio.
Sampaio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sampaio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burnett throws a punch but it's blocked by Sampaio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sampaio.
Sampaio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burnett or not.
Sampaio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sampaio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Sampaio.
Burnett takes a shot to the head.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sampaio works on Burnett's body with a couple of short punches.
Sampaio lands a body shot.
A short left from Sampaio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sampaio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Burnett prevents a body shot from Sampaio.
Burnett working aggressively here.
Sampaio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortunado Sampaio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Sampaio.
Sampaio scores with a shot to the side of Burnett's head.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Sampaio avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
Sampaio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sampaio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sampaio tries to work over Burnett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Sampaio.
Burnett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sampaio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnetts head.
Burnett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sampaio blocks a body shot from Burnett.
A right hand to the body from Sampaio.
Sampaio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sampaio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sampaio lands a body shot.
Sampaio misses with a body punch.
Sampaio misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Sampaio on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fortunado Sampaio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fortunado Sampaio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sampaio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sampaio jabs at Burnett's body.
Burnett throws a big shot that misses.
Sampaio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sampaio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burnett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sampaio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burnett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett scores with a hook to the body. Sampaio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burnett throws a shot from downtown. Sampaio moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Sampaio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sampaio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burnett walks into a stiff left hand from Sampaio.
Burnett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Sampaio there.
Sampaio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burnett is rocked!
Burnett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sampaio counters with a huge left! Burnett is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sampaio isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Burnett from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sampaio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fortunado Sampaio!
Fortunado Sampaio bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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