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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith pusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and My Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). pusher is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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275 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith pusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, My Boy!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy scores with a takedown into pusher's guard.
pusher looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Boy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of pusher's head.
Boy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
I looks like Boy might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
pusher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boy lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at pusher to see if he's OK.
pusher is working to avoid the ground and pound but Boy connects with a decent elbow.
pusher could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Boy is chipping away with strikes.
Boy takes a little break here. pusher wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boy advances to mount.
Boy controlling from the full mount.
Boy avoids the attempt from pusher to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy controlling his opponent.
pusher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if pusher tries to get out of the position.
Boy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boy unloading with bombs!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
pusher wants to hold on but Boy pushes him away.
Boy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
pusher might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
pusher tries to hold on but Boy postures up.
pusher working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pusher wants to control but Boy is having none of it.
Boy lands a big shot there that rocks pusher but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
pusher tries to lock up and control but Boy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Boy avoids the attempt from pusher to control.
Boy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of pusher's face.
Boy wants to control the pace but pusher is squirming around nicely.
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.
Boy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
pusher wants to control but Boy is having none of it.
pusher is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Keith pusher just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Boy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows pusher to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Boy keeping moving, preventing pusher from controlling successfully.
pusher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boy has momentary wrist control but pusher slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
My Boy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boy looks for a takedown but pusher sprawls well.
pusher shoots in for a takedown but Boy shows good takedown defense.
Boy shoots for a double leg takedown but pusher sprawls well. He's pushed Boy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
pusher scores with a takedown into Boy's guard.
Boy 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.
Boy looking to control.
pusher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boy wants to sweep but no luck.
Boy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is thwarting pusher's attempts to control the position.
pusher wants to improve his position but Boy is controlling well.
pusher is refusing to be controlled, as Boy sits in half guard.
pusher keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
pusher looking for submissions off his back.
Boy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for pusher!
That's two 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.
pusher slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Boy wants to control but pusher is keeping him busy.
Boy is taking a breather. pusher says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boy prevents pusher from improving his position.
Boy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
pusher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boy in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boy wants to work for an arm triangle but pusher is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
pusher looking for submissions off his back.
Boy trying to pass the guard but pusher defending well.
Boy moves into full mount! pusher won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Boy breaks from pusher's wrist control and lands an elbow.
pusher wants to try and get back to his feet.
pusher wants to hold on but Boy pushes him away.
pusher tries to reverse the position but Boy maintains control.
pusher taking shots to the head.
pusher wants to hold on but Boy pushes him away.
Boy lands a heavy elbow.
pusher wants to control but Boy is having none of it.
Boy scoring with strikes but pusher is staying in there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
pusher wants to control but Boy is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but My Boy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boy fails to land the takedown.
pusher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boy is trying to improve his position.
pusher working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
pusher lands a decent elbow from side control.
Boy struggling a bit here.
pusher working the ground and pound but Boy is defending the strikes.
Boy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
pusher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boy defends it well.
Boy gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pusher with a flurry of punches that miss.
pusher throws a big right hand that misses.
Boy 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.
pusher postures up in Boy's guard and throws a big left but Boy blocks it.
Boy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boy is striking from the bottom but pusher uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
pusher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
pusher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boy is positioning himself well to prevent pusher advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
pusher is trying to control. Boy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boy tries to get to full guard but pusher has control of the leg.
Boy has hold of pusher's hands but pusher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
pusher is thwarting Boy's attempts to control the position.
Boy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of pusher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take pusher's back!
Boy is not going to allow pusher to sit and survive in this position.
pusher is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Boy.
pusher is trying to break free.
My Boy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boy is not going to allow pusher to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pusher manages to reverse the position and now he's in Boy's guard. Nice work there by pusher.
pusher throwing strikes from guard but Boy blocks nicely.
Boy is trying to control the position but pusher postures up.
pusher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Boy controlling from the full mount.
pusher is looking to improve his position but Boy isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Boy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as pusher is looking to escape.
pusher wants to control but Boy is having none of it.
Boy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can pusher hang on?
pusher wants to control but Boy is having none of it.
Boy looking for a guillotine from mount but pusher is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
pusher is squirming around, avoiding Boy's attempts to control the action.
Keith pusher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
My Boy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boy controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keith pusher.
I think Boy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... My Boy!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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