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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Furioto (ranked 490 p4p, 347 weight class) and Richard Cheese (ranked 40 p4p, 32 weight class). Furioto comes to the cage accompanied by 韻踏合組合 - . Cheese has chosen Rape Me as his entrance music. Maximus Furioto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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37 - 21 - 0 |
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13 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Furioto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese works Furioto's body with a nice hook.
Cheese looks to land a combination but Furioto avoids it well.
Cheese scores with a nice body kick.
Furioto shoots for a double leg takedown but Cheese sprawls well. He's pushed Furioto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Furioto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Furioto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cheese looks to throw the jab but Furioto is out of range.
Furioto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cheese tries to avoid it but Furioto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cheese to the ground. Cheese escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Furioto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
Cheese thows a body kick. Furioto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Furioto takes one to the chin there.
Cheese cracks Furioto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cheese with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese misses with a looping left.
Furioto avoids the body shot from Cheese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese scoring well with a low kick there.
Cheese throws a good cross that connects.
Furioto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cheese misses with a looping right.
Cheese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Furioto is looking to counter punch.
Cheese scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Furioto shoots in for a takedown but Cheese shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Furioto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick from Cheese misses.
Cheese just misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Furioto quickly recovers to half guard.
Cheese is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Furioto defends it well.
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!
Cheese wants to pass to mount but Furioto is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Furioto defends it well.
Cheese tries to pass to full mount but Furioto defends it.
Furioto actively working from the bottom here.
Furioto is not content to let Cheese control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese wants to pass to mount but Furioto is defending the position.
Furioto tries to roll over but Cheese keeps him under control.
Furioto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cheese pulls his head out easily.
Furioto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Furioto is defending against the submission attempts here by Cheese.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cheese wants to control but Furioto is keeping him busy.
Cheese tries to pass the half guard into mount. Furioto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furioto is staying active underneath Cheese, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cheese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furioto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cheese!
Cheese is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Furioto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Cheese dominated that round.
That's time! Furioto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Furioto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cheese is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cheese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheese takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cheese scores with a body shot.
Cheese is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Furioto rather than just go for the knockout.
Furioto takes one on the button.
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cheese works his way into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Furioto has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Furioto!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cheese manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Furioto has Cheese in his guard.
Cheese has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Furioto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cheese wants to control from the top but Furioto keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cheese passes into half guard.
Cheese is looking for a kimura here.
Cheese wants to control but Furioto is keeping him busy.
Furioto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cheese wants to free his trapped foot but Furioto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheese passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cheese wants to control the pace but Furioto is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Furioto prevents Cheese from taking his back.
We've been hearing good reports from Furioto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Cheese trying to control but Furioto is having none of it.
Cheese wants to take his opponent's back but Furioto doesn't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Cheese showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cheese delivers a nice body kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cheese.
Furioto gets back to half guard.
Cheese trying to pass the guard but Furioto defending well.
Maximus Furioto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard Cheese has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cheese throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese wants to lay and pray for a moment but Furioto keeps working.
Cheese has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cheese controlling his opponent.
Cheese misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cheese tries to control but Furioto wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Furioto tries to reverse the position but Cheese maintains control.
Cheese thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Furioto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cheese throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Furioto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Furioto looking for submissions off his back.
Cheese is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese misses with a head shot.
Cheese content just to control the position here.
Cheese wants to control the pace but Furioto is squirming around nicely.
Cheese mounts Furioto! Really nice guard pass there!
Furioto tries to lock up and control but Cheese gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Richard Cheese is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Furioto has given up his back.
Cheese has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Furioto's body.
Cheese somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cheese controlling from the back.
Cheese is continuing to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Cheese comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cheese has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Cheese!
An out of breath Richard Cheese thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Maximus Furioto had this to say: 'oohhh!nooooo!'.
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hype
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