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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dana Whitte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Antunes Coimbra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dana Whitte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Antunes Coimbra!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes Coimbra moves into the clinch.
Antunes Coimbra's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Antunes Coimbra throws a head punch that misses.
Antunes Coimbra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antunes Coimbra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whitte is fending him off so far but Antunes Coimbra persists. Nope, Whitte circles away and we're back to standing.
Antunes Coimbra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitte throws a nice looking combination but Antunes Coimbra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whitte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antunes Coimbra misses with a double jab.
Antunes Coimbra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whitte on the side of the head.
Antunes Coimbra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arthur Antunes Coimbra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antunes Coimbra.
Antunes Coimbra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Antunes Coimbra is stalling here.
Antunes Coimbra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antunes Coimbra dodges the punch combination from Whitte.
Antunes Coimbra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whitte counters with a nice body shot.
Whitte looks to land a combination but Antunes Coimbra avoids it well.
Whitte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whitte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Antunes Coimbra looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes Coimbra looks to throw the jab but Whitte is out of range.
Whitte throws a combination that misses
and Antunes Coimbra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antunes Coimbra postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Whitte is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Antunes Coimbra, into his guard.
Whitte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Antunes Coimbra on the ground.
Whitte cracks Antunes Coimbra with a solid left hand.
Whitte has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Antunes Coimbra is proving hard to escape from.
Whitte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Antunes Coimbra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whitte.
Whitte wants to control from the top but Antunes Coimbra keeps moving.
Antunes Coimbra throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Antunes Coimbra 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.
Whitte controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Whitte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whitte misses with the combination.
Antunes Coimbra changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Whitte looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Whitte is trying to get back to half guard.
Whitte on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whitte tries to get out of the position.
Antunes Coimbra tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Antunes Coimbra is trying to get an arm triangle but Whitte is defending well.
Whitte tries to bench press Antunes Coimbra off him but Antunes Coimbra keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes Coimbra is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Whitte has escaped the position, nice work there.
Whitte is trying to control Antunes Coimbra's posture but Antunes Coimbra avoids it.
Antunes Coimbra tries for a kimura but Whitte is defending well.
Whitte is looking for a sweep.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Whitte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitte dodges the punch combination from Antunes Coimbra.
Whitte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Whitte misses with a looping right.
Antunes Coimbra moves into the clinch successfully.
Antunes Coimbra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Antunes Coimbra breaks from the clinch.
Whitte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antunes Coimbra throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Whitte - just one landing.
It looks like Arthur Antunes Coimbra has been cut.
Whitte misses with a two punch combination.
Whitte misses with a wild combination.
Whitte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antunes Coimbra can pounce on him.
Antunes Coimbra looks for a takedown but Whitte sprawls well.
Dana Whitte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Antunes Coimbra.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antunes Coimbra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whitte misses with the combination.
Whitte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antunes Coimbra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur Antunes Coimbra will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Antunes Coimbra's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antunes Coimbra. Whitte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antunes Coimbra connects with a nice looking jab.
Whitte misses with a hook.
Whitte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whitte misses with a two punch combination.
Antunes Coimbra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whitte's sensitive parts.
Dana Whitte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antunes Coimbra slips a jab and a cross from Whitte.
Antunes Coimbra shoots in and drives through. Whitte sprawls well.
Whitte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab lands there for Antunes Coimbra.
Antunes Coimbra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Antunes Coimbra breaks from the clinch.
Antunes Coimbra throws out a powerful jab.
Antunes Coimbra closes the distance and clinches up with Whitte, looking for a takedown. Antunes Coimbra pushes Whitte against the cage but Whitte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Antunes Coimbra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Antunes Coimbra is breathing heavily.
Whitte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Antunes Coimbra thuds his shin into the meat of Whitte's side.
Antunes Coimbra lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes Coimbra takes a swing at Whitte's ribcage but misses.
Whitte throws a jab when Antunes Coimbra was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Antunes Coimbra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Antunes Coimbra.
Whitte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Antunes Coimbra counters with a nice uppercut.
Antunes Coimbra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dana Whitte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Antunes Coimbra.
Whitte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antunes Coimbra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Antunes Coimbra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whitte scores with a jab to the body.
Whitte misses with a double jab
and Antunes Coimbra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitte throws a right and a left that Antunes Coimbra avoids nicely.
Antunes Coimbra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dana Whitte is winning the standup battle so far.
Whitte tries to bum rush Antunes Coimbra with a series of wild strikes but Antunes Coimbra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whitte tries to keep at a distance but Antunes Coimbra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Antunes Coimbra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes Coimbra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Antunes Coimbra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Antunes Coimbra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The referee calls for Antunes Coimbra to work.
Whitte working hard to break the clinch.
Whitte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Antunes Coimbra's efforts to push away.
Antunes Coimbra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antunes Coimbra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitte misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Whitte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whitte misses with a two punch combination.
Whitte throws an overhand right that lands on Antunes Coimbra's shoulder, as Antunes Coimbra tries to avoid the shot.
Whitte is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Antunes Coimbra's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Antunes Coimbra shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Whitte napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Antunes Coimbra wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Whitte, who protects the arm well.
Whitte might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Whitte is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What's Whitte going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Antunes Coimbra tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Whitte tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Antunes Coimbra wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Antunes Coimbra working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
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.
Antunes Coimbra is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whitte knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Whitte can't do much from the bottom here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Whitte looks to land a left hand but Antunes Coimbra moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Whitte does no damage.
No luck for Antunes Coimbra with that takedown attempt.
Whitte thows a body shot but no joy.
Whitte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antunes Coimbra circles away quickly and effectively.
Whitte misses with a double jab.
Antunes Coimbra misses with a takedown attempt - Whitte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arthur Antunes Coimbra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arthur Antunes Coimbra's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Antunes Coimbra misses with a double jab
and Whitte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whitte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whitte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antunes Coimbra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whitte misses with a combination
and Antunes Coimbra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Antunes Coimbra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whitte wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Antunes Coimbra postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Whitte is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Antunes Coimbra, into his guard.
Whitte tries to stand but Antunes Coimbra is controlling from the bottom.
Antunes Coimbra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whitte stays in close to Antunes Coimbra's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitte gets to his feet. Antunes Coimbra looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Whitte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whitte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antunes Coimbra is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Whitte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whitte gets caught flat footed, as Antunes Coimbra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Antunes Coimbra tries to free his leg and advance position but Whitte is retaining full guard.
Antunes Coimbra drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Whitte manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Antunes Coimbra has Whitte in his guard.
Whitte looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitte gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Antunes Coimbra scores with a leg kick.
Whitte throws a body punch but Antunes Coimbra moves out of range.
Whitte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whitte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dana Whitte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Whitte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antunes Coimbra misses with a straight right.
Whitte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitte misses with the combination.
Whitte misses with a few strikes there.
Whitte misses with a few strikes there.
Whitte misses with a double jab.
Antunes Coimbra forces Whitte back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes Coimbra tries to pull guard but Whitte holds him up against the cage and eventually Antunes Coimbra drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Antunes Coimbra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Antunes Coimbra lands a knee to the head.
Antunes Coimbra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Antunes Coimbra.
Some wild striking there from Whitte.
Antunes Coimbra misses with a takedown attempt - Whitte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whitte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Antunes Coimbra counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Antunes Coimbra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Left hook, right uppercut from Whitte.
Antunes Coimbra fails to land with a series of punches.
Whitte lands with a nice combination. Antunes Coimbra backs away looking to recover.
Whitte misses with the combination.
Whitte lands with a nice combination. Antunes Coimbra backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitte looks to land a combination but Antunes Coimbra avoids it well.
Antunes Coimbra closes the distance and clinches.
Antunes Coimbra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antunes Coimbra stalks Whitte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Whitte's face. Whitte staggers backwards, shaken.
Antunes Coimbra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Antunes Coimbra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arthur Antunes Coimbra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whitte throws a combination that misses
and Antunes Coimbra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Antunes Coimbra.
Dana Whitte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Antunes Coimbra.
Whitte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Antunes Coimbra counters with a nice uppercut.
Antunes Coimbra wants to clinch up but Whitte keeps it at a distance.
Antunes Coimbra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antunes Coimbra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dana Whitte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitte throws a looping overhand right but Antunes Coimbra ducks down to avoid it.
Antunes Coimbra shoots for a double leg takedown but Whitte sprawls well. He's pushed Antunes Coimbra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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 Dana Whitte.
I think Antunes Coimbra 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Arthur Antunes Coimbra!
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energy
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hype
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