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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vunipola Veainu (ranked 32 p4p, 195 weight class) and Bento Barboza (ranked 4 p4p, 25 weight class). Barboza comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Angel Of Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunipola Veainu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bento Barboza!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Barboza tries to clinch up.
Veainu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barboza 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.
Barboza wants to clinch but Veainu slips to the side
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barboza closes the distance and pushes Veainu back into the cage.
Barboza can't find room to land a body shot as Veainu controls the action.
Barboza blocking some punches.
I was talking to Veainu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veainu tries to throw a body punch but Barboza avoids it by throwing Veainu back against the cage.
Barboza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veainu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Veainu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veainu prevents a body shot from Barboza.
Veainu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barboza tries to work over Veainu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza tries to throw a body punch but Veainu avoids it by throwing Barboza back against the cage.
A short right from Veainu on the inside.
Barboza misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Veainu.
Barboza lands a body punch.
Barboza struggles to land a body shot inside as Veainu controls his hands.
Veainu misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Veainu.
Barboza looks winded!
Barboza misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Veainu.
Barboza prevents a body shot from Veainu.
Veainu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barboza.
Veainu lands a shoulder strike.
Veainu lands a body punch.
Veainu tries to work over Barboza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veainu tries a body shot but Barboza blocks it.
Veainu gets through Barboza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Veainu lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barboza backwards.
Barboza throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Veainu lands a shoulder strike.
Veainu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barboza's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Veainu.
A short right from Veainu on the inside.
Veainu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Veainu works on Barboza's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Veainu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Veainu.
A short uppercut from Veainu.
Barboza takes a shot to the head.
Veainu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Veainu.
A short uppercut from Veainu.
A shot in the inside from Veainu.
Veainu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veainu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barboza takes a shot to the head.
Veainu drops Barboza onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Barboza is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Barboza is rocked!
Veainu throws a big uppercut that drops Barboza! More strikes from Veainu and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Barboza lies dazed against the cage as Veainu celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vunipola Veainu!
Vunipola Veainu retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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