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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Pernambuco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sullivan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Guns N Roses - Paradise City. This should be a great matchup!
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240 lbs
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194 cm
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263 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Pernambuco!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
Sullivan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Pernambuco is having none of it.
Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pernambuco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sullivan can pounce on him.
Pernambuco throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sullivan lands a lovely overhand right.
Pernambuco throws a head kick but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan throws a combination. Pernambuco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sullivan. That's going to slow Pernambuco down.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Pernambuco avoids them all with ease.
Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
Sullivan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Pernambuco as he checks the leg kick.
Pernambuco tries a head kick but it misses.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Pernambuco avoids them all with ease.
Pernambuco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
Sullivan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pernambuco is fending him off so far but Sullivan persists. Nope, Pernambuco circles away and we're back to standing.
Pernambuco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sullivan.
Pernambuco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws an overhand right that lands on Pernambuco's shoulder, as Pernambuco tries to avoid the shot.
Sullivan is looking to clinch but Pernambuco is avoiding it.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Pernambuco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sullivan swinging wilding here.
Sullivan throws a combination. Pernambuco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that Pernambuco avoids nicely.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Pernambuco moves out of range.
Sullivan looks to land a combination but Pernambuco avoids it well.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Pernambuco circles away.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pernambuco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sullivan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pernambuco swivels and escapes.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sullivan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Pernambuco avoids them all with ease.
Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Pernambuco circles away.
Sullivan is looking to clinch but Pernambuco is avoiding it.
Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Pernambuco is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Pernambuco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sullivan wants to clinch.
Sullivan wants to clinch.
Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sullivan clobbers Pernambuco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pernambuco.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown but Pernambuco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that Pernambuco avoids nicely.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that Pernambuco avoids nicely.
Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Pernambuco moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sullivan!
No joy there for Sullivan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that Pernambuco avoids nicely.
Pernambuco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sullivan is looking to slow Pernambuco down with leg kicks.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
Dan Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pernambuco misses with a head kick.
Eduardo Pernambuco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sullivan.
A head kick misses from Pernambuco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sullivan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sullivan connects with a right hand. Pernambuco shakes it off.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pernambuco throws a head kick but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan misses with a wild combination.
Sullivan tries to bum rush Pernambuco with a series of wild strikes but Pernambuco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Sullivan misses.
Pernambuco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pernambuco.
Pernambuco misses with a head kick.
Pernambuco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
Pernambuco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pernambuco moves out of range as Sullivan strikes.
Pernambuco avoids the head kick by Sullivan.
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sullivan throws a hook but Pernambuco blocks it.
Pernambuco moves out of range as Sullivan strikes.
Sullivan tries to clinch up but Pernambuco circles away and keeps his distance.
Pernambuco should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pernambuco throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan misses with a wild combination.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Pernambuco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sullivan wants to clinch.
Pernambuco ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pernambuco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sullivan is looking to clinch but Pernambuco is avoiding it.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Pernambuco avoids them all with ease.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sullivan tries to clinch up but Pernambuco circles away and keeps his distance.
Sullivan misses with a few strikes there.
Sullivan has a takedown stuffed.
Sullivan throws a hook to the side of Pernambuco's head but Pernambuco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pernambuco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sullivan.
Pernambuco slips a jab and a cross from Sullivan.
Sullivan digs a good body shot into Pernambuco's ribs.
Pernambuco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sullivan!
Sullivan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pernambuco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sullivan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sullivan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pernambuco circles away quickly and effectively.
Sullivan tries to bum rush Pernambuco with a series of wild strikes but Pernambuco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sullivan misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan feints and then cracks Pernambuco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pernambuco down.
Sullivan moves in looking to clinch but Pernambuco pushes him off.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Pernambuco.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Pernambuco.
Pernambuco misses with a head kick.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pernambuco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pernambuco throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan looks to land a right hand but Pernambuco moved out of range.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Pernambuco is having none of it.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Pernambuco avoids them all with ease.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sullivan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch combination from Sullivan misses.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Pernambuco moves out of range.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Pernambuco moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sullivan dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.
Donk. Sullivan catches Pernambuco right on the button with a cross.
Sullivan swinging wilding here.
Pernambuco slips under a jab from Sullivan.
Sullivan swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pernambuco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Sullivan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Pernambuco is just out of range.
Pernambuco throws a sloppy head kick and Sullivan moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Sullivan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a hook. Pernambuco ducked under it nicely.
Sullivan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pernambuco throws a head kick but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pernambuco's guard.
Pernambuco wants to get back to his feet but Sullivan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sullivan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sullivan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pernambuco dives on top into guard.
Pernambuco wants to get up but he can't break Sullivan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pernambuco won't allow Sullivan to get back to his feet.
Eduardo Pernambuco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pernambuco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sullivan is proving hard to escape from.
Sullivan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pernambuco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sullivan is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sullivan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sullivan 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Dan Sullivan!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Dan Sullivan!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Dan Sullivan!
Dan Sullivan wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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