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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Sotomayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Glue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sotomayor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman - Metallica. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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203 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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208 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Sotomayor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Glue!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotomayor wants to clinch up but Glue keeps it at a distance.
Glue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sotomayor.
Sotomayor rushes Glue and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Glue misses with a punch to the body.
Sotomayor managing to block the knees to the body from Glue.
Glue misses with some punches.
Sotomayor swings wildly with an uppercut but Glue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sotomayor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Glue walks away with a smile on his face. Sotomayor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Glue uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sotomayor.
Glue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sotomayor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glue tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sotomayor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glue is looking to clinch.
Glue clinches but Sotomayor breaks the clinch
and Sotomayor counters with a right hand to the body.
Sotomayor thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glue darts in trying to clinch
and Sotomayor counters with a right hand to the body.
Sotomayor wants to clinch but Glue slips to the side
and Glue counters by clinching up.
Sotomayor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Glue manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Glue lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sotomayor misses with an elbow strike.
Glue misses with a knee strike.
Sotomayor digs a right hand underneath Glue's ribcage. Glue let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sotomayor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Glue just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sotomayor lands a nice shot to the body.
Glue taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Bruno Sotomayor has been cut.
Sotomayor jumps guard and drags Glue to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sotomayor trying to keep a closed guard but Glue is proving a slippery customer.
Sotomayor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sotomayor pulls Glue in close to his closed guard and prevents Glue from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sotomayor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sotomayor is working hard here to advance position.
Sotomayor trying to control the position.
Glue sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Glue postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotomayor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Glue defends well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Glue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sotomayor.
Sotomayor misses with a looping right.
Glue forces Sotomayor back against the cage and clinches.
Glue taking a breather.
Sotomayor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sotomayor misses with some punches.
Glue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Glue trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Glue scores a nice knee to the body.
Glue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sotomayor.
The referee calls for Glue to work.
Sotomayor tries to pull guard but Glue holds him up against the cage and eventually Sotomayor drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Sotomayor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glue controlling the action here for a moment.
Sotomayor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sotomayor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sotomayor jumps guard but Glue stands there with Sotomayor around his waist. Sotomayor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Glue is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mr Glue will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruno Sotomayor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Glue tries to clinch up but Sotomayor circles away and keeps his distance.
Sotomayor throws a series of punches but Glue moves out of range.
Sotomayor just misses with a punch to the body.
Glue tries to close the distance and clinch but Sotomayor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sotomayor clinches up with Glue and pushes him back against the cage.
Glue throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sotomayor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Glue dodges an elbow strike from Sotomayor.
Glue throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glue connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sotomayor's face.
Sotomayor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sotomayor wants to sweep but no luck.
Sotomayor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Glue is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glue must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Glue preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glue tries to free his leg and advance position but Sotomayor is retaining full guard.
Sotomayor is controlling Glue's posture.
Sotomayor keeping full guard, as Glue tries to pass.
Glue stopping the sweep attempt from Sotomayor.
Glue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sotomayor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sotomayor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Glue circles away from the clinch attempt
and Glue counters by clinching up.
Sotomayor fails to pull guard.
Glue trying to land knees to the body.
Sotomayor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Glue just stands there and leans against the cage.
Glue slows down the pace here.
Glue receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sotomayor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glue stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glue is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Glue looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sotomayor drags the fight down to the ground.
Sotomayor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Glue wants to get up but he can't break Sotomayor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sotomayor trying to control the position.
Sotomayor managing to control the position.
Sotomayor keeping full guard, as Glue tries to pass.
Sotomayor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Glue content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotomayor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sotomayor cracks Glue with a good jab.
Sotomayor misses the body punch
and Glue counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Glue.
Glue tries to land a knee to the head but Sotomayor blocks with his arms.
Glue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sotomayor avoids it.
Sotomayor tries to work over Glue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sotomayor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Glue just leaning against Sotomayor, taking a breather.
Glue throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glue creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sotomayor's defenses.
Sotomayor working aggressively here.
Sotomayor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glue leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Glue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruno Sotomayor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sotomayor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glue.
Sotomayor tries to clinch up
and Glue holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sotomayor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sotomayor throws an elbow but it misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Glue.
Glue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sotomayor missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Glue.
Sotomayor tries to pull guard but Glue holds him up against the cage and eventually Sotomayor drops back down to his feet.
Sotomayor tries to pull guard but Glue won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Sotomayor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glue misses with an elbow over the top.
Sotomayor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glue is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotomayor jumps guard but Glue stands there with Sotomayor around his waist. Sotomayor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sotomayor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glue. Sotomayor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sotomayor wants to clinch but Glue slips to the side
and Glue moves into the clinch.
Sotomayor pulls guard.
Glue is stalling in the full guard.
Glue avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Glue looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Glue tries to free his leg and advance position but Sotomayor is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glue is fighting to break Sotomayor's control of his arms but Sotomayor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Glue controlling from the top position.
Sotomayor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Glue defends well.
Sotomayor is adopting a defensive guard.
Sotomayor working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glue wants to pass the guard but Sotomayor is keeping the position.
Sotomayor looking to control.
Sotomayor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sotomayor controls Glue momentarily but Glue frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Glue closes the distance and clinches.
Bruno Sotomayor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glue throws a punch but it's blocked by Sotomayor.
Sotomayor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Glue just stands there and leans against the cage.
Glue misses with an elbow over the top.
Glue blocks the elbow strike.
Glue taking a breather.
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.
Sotomayor managing to block the knees to the body from Glue.
Glue trying to control the position but instead, Sotomayor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Glue into the cage.
Glue lands a knee to the body.
Glue will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sotomayor up against the cage.
Glue scores a nice knee to the body.
Glue looking to throw knees to the head but Sotomayor is blocking nicely.
Mr Glue is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Glue slowing the pace effectively.
Mr Glue seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sotomayor misses with a body punch.
Sotomayor misses with a knee to the head.
Sotomayor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glue looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Glue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Glue winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Glue!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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