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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Vasconcelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biggs Wafers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wafers comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stronger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Biggs Wafers enters the cage!
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Vasconcelos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Biggs Wafers!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasconcelos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wafers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wafers content to stall in guard here.
Vasconcelos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wafers wants to stand but Vasconcelos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vasconcelos 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.
Vasconcelos is working hard here to advance position.
Vasconcelos keeping moving, preventing Wafers from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasconcelos looking for a sweep. Not yet Vasconcelos, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wafers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vasconcelos throws a nice looking combination but Wafers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wafers moves in looking to clinch but Vasconcelos pushes him off.
Wafers moves in looking to clinch but Vasconcelos pushes him off.
Vasconcelos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasconcelos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vasconcelos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasconcelos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wafers moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Vasconcelos.
Wafers tries to break free but Vasconcelos pushes him back against the cage.
Wafers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wafers misses with an elbow over the top.
Wafers misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wafers throws an elbow but misses.
Vasconcelos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wafers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos lands with a right to the head.
Wafers lands a nice elbow.
Vasconcelos lands a body punch.
Vasconcelos blocks an elbow strike.
Vasconcelos breaks from the clinch.
Hugo Vasconcelos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasconcelos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasconcelos lands a jab-cross combination.
Biggs Wafers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wafers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wafers looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasconcelos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vasconcelos cracks Wafers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vasconcelos just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasconcelos swats away the attempt to clinch by Wafers.
Vasconcelos just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasconcelos gets caught flat footed, as Wafers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vasconcelos is looking for a triangle here but Wafers uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Vasconcelos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wafers stands up and beckons Vasconcelos to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vasconcelos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasconcelos misses with a double jab.
Vasconcelos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wafers avoids the body shot from Vasconcelos.
Wafers tries to clinch but Vasconcelos moves out of range.
Wafers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wafers shoots in for a takedown but Vasconcelos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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.
Wafers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wafers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vasconcelos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vasconcelos tries to get to full guard but Wafers has control of the leg.
Vasconcelos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vasconcelos is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Vasconcelos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vasconcelos thuds a left hand into Wafers's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasconcelos. Wafers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wafers tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasconcelos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wafers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasconcelos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wafers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasconcelos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wafers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasconcelos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hugo Vasconcelos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wafers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wafers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vasconcelos throws a series of punches but Wafers moves out of range.
Wafers has managed to clinch.
Vasconcelos is looking to break free of the clinch but Wafers has double underhooks.
Vasconcelos breaks from the clinch.
Wafers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasconcelos.
Wafers tries to clinch but Vasconcelos is having none of it.
Wafers doesn't manage to clinch there - Vasconcelos circles away.
Vasconcelos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wafers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasconcelos tries to clinch up but Wafers circles away and keeps his distance.
Vasconcelos wants to clinch up but Wafers keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wafers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasconcelos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vasconcelos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wafers.
Hugo Vasconcelos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biggs Wafers.
Vasconcelos with a jab.
Vasconcelos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wafers in his tracks.
Vasconcelos closes the distance and pushes Wafers back into the cage.
Wafers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vasconcelos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vasconcelos digs a right hand underneath Wafers's ribcage. Wafers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vasconcelos presses Wafers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wafers is breathing heavily.
Wafers jumps guard but Vasconcelos stands there with Wafers around his waist. Wafers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vasconcelos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wafers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vasconcelos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wafers tries to clinch up
letting Vasconcelos counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wafers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wafers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vasconcelos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vasconcelos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Biggs Wafers has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vasconcelos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wafers is defended easily by Vasconcelos.
Nice shot lands for Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wafers circles away quickly and effectively.
Wafers clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Vasconcelos to work.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wafers throws an elbow but misses.
Wafers throws an elbow that misses.
Vasconcelos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wafers trying to land knees to the body.
Vasconcelos lands a hook that snaps the head of Wafers backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wafers.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vasconcelos breaks from the clinch.
Vasconcelos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wafers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vasconcelos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos wants to sweep but no luck.
Vasconcelos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wafers!
Vasconcelos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasconcelos won't let Wafers get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Vasconcelos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Biggs Wafers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wafers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vasconcelos defends it nicely.
Wafers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos throws a series of punches but Wafers moves out of range.
Vasconcelos closes the distance and pushes Wafers back into the cage.
A short right from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos tries to pull guard but Wafers holds him up against the cage and eventually Vasconcelos drops back down to his feet.
Vasconcelos stalling in the clinch.
Vasconcelos dodges an elbow strike from Wafers.
Wafers lands an elbow that stopped Vasconcelos in his tracks for a moment.
Vasconcelos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wafers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wafers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vasconcelos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vasconcelos is looking to improve his position.
Wafers wants to stand but Vasconcelos has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasconcelos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vasconcelos actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wafers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wafers decides to stand up.
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.
Vasconcelos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wafers.
Vasconcelos is looking to clinch but Wafers is avoiding it.
Vasconcelos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasconcelos dodges the punch combination from Wafers.
Some wild striking there from Wafers.
Wafers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vasconcelos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wafers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vasconcelos.
Some wild striking there from Vasconcelos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasconcelos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wafers wants to clinch but Vasconcelos slips to the side
and Vasconcelos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wafers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vasconcelos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wafers backwards.
Vasconcelos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasconcelos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasconcelos throws a nice looking combination but Wafers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wafers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasconcelos looking for a guillotine here but Wafers defends easily.
Wafers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wafers won't allow Vasconcelos to sweep him here.
Vasconcelos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wafers defends it easily.
Hugo Vasconcelos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vasconcelos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wafers is one step ahead there.
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 Hugo Vasconcelos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vasconcelos, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Vasconcelos!
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