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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heick Bolado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leozinho Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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180 cm
21
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heick Bolado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leozinho Cunha!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolado cracks Cunha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bolado smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bolado fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cunha throws a sloppy head kick and Bolado moves out of range easily.
Bolado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cunha looks to clinch
and Bolado counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bolado decides to pull guard.
Cunha wanted to stand there but Bolado had control of the position.
Bolado wants to sweep here but Cunha controlling him for the moment.
Cunha has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bolado is proving hard to escape from.
Bolado is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cunha stands up and waves to Bolado to follow him.
Bolado is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha closes the distance but Bolado moves to the side
and Bolado counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cunha won't be happy with that.
Cunha is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bolado asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolado is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cunha knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cunha is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bolado really is a fat lump.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolado is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cunha is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cunha tries to escape but Bolado is in control.
Bolado tries for a kimura but Cunha is defending well.
Cunha bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cunha!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leozinho Cunha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolado avoids the head kick by Cunha.
Cunha tries to clinch but Bolado is having none of it.
Bolado shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cunha defends it nicely.
Leozinho Cunha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunha misses with a head kick.
Bolado closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cunha did well to prevent Bolado getting side control.
Cunha is trying to stand up here but Bolado is controlling him well.
Bolado is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cunha doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bolado.
Bolado is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha kicks off Bolado and gets to his feet.
Cunha tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Cunha - just one landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolado tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cunha just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heick Bolado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cunha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heick Bolado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heick Bolado's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cunha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bolado counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cunha's guard now.
Bolado throws a big right hand that misses.
Bolado prevents Cunha from getting back to his feet.
Cunha keeping moving, preventing Bolado from controlling successfully.
Cunha has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bolado off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cunha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bolado circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bolado counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cunha looking to throw knees to the head but Bolado is blocking nicely.
Bolado jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolado wants to get back to his feet but Cunha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bolado has a closed guard, preventing Cunha from standing up.
Bolado wants to sweep here but Cunha controlling him for the moment.
Bolado trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cunha has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bolado is proving hard to escape from.
Cunha stopping the sweep attempt from Bolado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cunha wants to clinch
and Bolado counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cunha's guard now.
Cunha wants to stand but Bolado is controlling the position.
Bolado drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bolado jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Heick Bolado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cunha keeping moving, preventing Bolado from controlling successfully.
Bolado drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bolado jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bolado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cunha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cunha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolado trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cunha pushes Bolado off and gets back to his feet.
Cunha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cunha moves into the clinch successfully.
Bolado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cunha backwards.
Cunha tries a knee to the head but Bolado blocks it.
Cunha misses with a knee to the head.
Bolado successfully pulls guard.
Cunha would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cunha gets to his feet - Bolado follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha tries to clinch up but Bolado circles away and keeps his distance.
Bolado moves into the clinch.
Cunha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bolado throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cunha was covering up waiting for the punch and Bolado finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bolado thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cunha wants to stand and escape but Bolado is having none of it.
Bolado thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heick Bolado dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heick Bolado's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bolado lands the left hand.
Cunha drives through and clinches with Bolado against the cage.
Cunha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cunha throws a right and a left that Bolado avoids nicely.
Cunha darts in trying to clinch
and Bolado counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bolado.
Cunha wants to stand up but Bolado is controlling him.
Bolado trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bolado drops back looking for a leg! Cunha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cunha manages to kick Bolado off! Bolado jumps back into Cunha's guard.
Bolado thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunha keeping full guard, as Bolado tries to pass.
Cunha has his feet on Bolado's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A punch combination from Cunha misses.
Cunha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bolado tries to pull guard but Cunha holds him up against the cage and eventually Bolado drops back down to his feet.
Bolado tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cunha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cunha tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bolado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bolado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolado tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heick Bolado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunha looking to throw knees to the head but Bolado is blocking nicely.
Bolado tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bolado lands an elbow inside.
Cunha is trying to break free.
Cunha looking to throw knees to the head but Bolado is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cunha.
Cunha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bolado blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolado fails to pull guard.
Cunha wants to stall.
Cunha misses with a knee strike.
Cunha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cunha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bolado jumps guard and drags Cunha to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bolado has a closed guard, preventing Cunha from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunha stopping the sweep attempt from Bolado.
Cunha gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cunha tries to clinch
and Bolado counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bolado.
Bolado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bolado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha wants to stand but Bolado is controlling the position.
Bolado thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bolado trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolado drops back looking for a leg! Cunha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cunha manages to kick Bolado off! Bolado jumps back into Cunha's guard.
Bolado stops Cunha from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heick Bolado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bolado, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heick Bolado!
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energy
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RATING
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