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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sensei Biff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeuss Balmuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sensei Biff could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zeuss Balmuda's chin.
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220 cm
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279 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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225 cm
21
274 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sensei Biff! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zeuss Balmuda! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Balmuda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balmuda forces Biff back against the cage and clinches. A looping hook to the body misses from Balmuda. Biff does a little dance to reset his feet. Balmuda fails in his attempt to clinch. Biff moves into the clinch. Biff presses Balmuda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Stalling in the clinch from Balmuda.
Balmuda stalling in the clinch but Biff improves position. Biff tries to break free but Balmuda pushes him back against the cage. Biff breaks from the clinch.
Balmuda moves into the clinch. Biff manages to break the clinch.
Biff gets a clinch. Biff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Balmuda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balmuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Balmuda just stands there and leans against the cage. Biff tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Biff is stalling here.
Balmuda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Biff.
That's one minute gone in the round. Biff being controlled against the cage. Balmuda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Come on Biff - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Balmuda is trying to maintain a safe position but Biff gets an underhook and turns Balmuda into the cage. Biff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balmuda wants to clinch but Biff slips to the side and Biff counters into the clinch. Nicely done. With the fighters up against the cage, Biff throws an elbow but misses. Biff fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sensei Biff. That's going to take a lot out of him. Balmuda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Balmuda is trying to maintain a safe position but Biff gets an underhook and turns Balmuda into the cage. Balmuda lands with a right to the head. Biff manages to break the clinch.
Balmuda tries to clinch but Biff moves away and Biff counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Balmuda thinking. Balmuda looks gassed! Biff instigates a clinch. Biff is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Balmuda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Biff pulls Balmuda into guard.
Balmuda wanted to stand there but Biff had control of the position. Biff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Balmuda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Balmuda is looking to stand up but Biff won't let him. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Biff is pulling down on Balmuda's head. It's preventing any offense from Balmuda, at least for the moment. Biff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Biff pulls Balmuda in to control the position. Biff throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Biff lands some strikes from the bottom. Biff is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Balmuda would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Biff wants to sweep but no luck. Biff wants to stand but Balmuda is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Biff gets in close and instigates a clinch. Biff manages to break the clinch.
Biff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Balmuda in his tracks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sensei Biff dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Biff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Biff is defended easily by Balmuda. Biff takes the fight into the clinch. Biff pulls Balmuda into guard.
Balmuda won't allow Biff to get back to his feet. Biff is working an open guard so Balmuda takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Balmuda is breathing heavily. Biff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Balmuda circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sensei Biff. That's going to take a lot out of him. Biff throws a combination. Balmuda tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Biff moves into the clinch. Biff fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Biff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nice takedown defense from Balmuda. No joy for Biff on that attempt. Biff moves into range and clinches up with Balmuda. A nice glancing elbow lands by Biff. Biff breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Biff.
Biff rushes Balmuda and presses him up against the cage. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Balmuda in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Biff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balmuda.
Biff pulls guard. Biff has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Biff controls Balmuda momentarily but Balmuda frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Balmuda won't allow Biff to sweep him here. Biff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Balmuda is looking to stand up but Biff won't let him. Biff has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Biff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balmuda is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Biff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Biff shoots in looking for a takedown. Balmuda tries to sprawl out of it but Biff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Balmuda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Biff looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Biff shoots in but no luck this time. Biff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Balmuda defends it nicely. Biff misses with a takedown attempt - Balmuda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four 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. Biff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Balmuda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Biff throws a head kick that Balmuda semi-blocks.
Biff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Balmuda but Balmuda pushes him off and we're back to square one. Biff moves into range and clinches up with Balmuda. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Biff fails to pull guard.
Biff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Biff scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Horrible takedown by Biff or perhaps it was just good defense by Balmuda which made him look bad. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sensei Biff dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Biff closes the distance and clinches. A right handed body shot lands from Biff.
Biff breaks the clinch.
Balmuda closes the distance but Biff moves to the side and Biff holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Biff can't get the takedown.
Biff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sensei Biff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Biff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balmuda tries to avoid it but Biff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balmuda to the ground. Balmuda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. A slapping body kick lands there for Biff. Balmuda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Biff. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sensei Biff. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Biff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balmuda's waist but Balmuda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Biff off to one side. Biff rushes Balmuda and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Biff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Balmuda is pressed up against the cage. Biff has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Balmuda down to the mat. Balmuda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Balmuda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Biff. Biff fails with the takedown. Biff throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Biff missing with knees to the body.
Balmuda gets underhooks to prevent Biff's takedown attempt.
Balmuda gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Biff.
Biff breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Biff misses with a double jab.
Biff fails with a takedown attempt. Biff moves into range and clinches up with Balmuda. Balmuda avoids the elbow strike from Biff, against the cage.
Biff drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Balmuda gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Biff is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Biff wants a takedown but no success here.
Biff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Balmuda just stands there and leans against the cage. Biff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biff moves into the clinch. Biff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Balmuda looks to clinch and Biff counters with a single leg into guard. Balmuda didn't expect that. Biff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balmuda is keeping the position for now. Balmuda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Biff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balmuda is keeping the position for now. Biff won't allow Balmuda to get back to his feet. Biff tries to stand but Balmuda is controlling from the bottom. Balmuda has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Biff off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Biff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Biff dives in and grabs Balmuda's left leg, looking for a takedown. Balmuda pushes down on Biff's head and hops out. Biff drives through and clinches with Balmuda against the cage.
Balmuda stops a takedown attempt from Biff.
Biff manages to break the clinch.
Biff shoots in looking for a takedown. Balmuda tries to sprawl out of it but Biff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Balmuda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Balmuda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Horrible takedown by Biff or perhaps it was just good defense by Balmuda which made him look bad. Biff moves into range and clinches up with Balmuda. Zeuss Balmuda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sensei Biff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Biff stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Biff breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Sensei Biff showed his dominance in that final round. Well Biff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sensei Biff!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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