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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cirus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphonse Capone (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 Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Tom Cirus!
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, Alphonse Capone!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirus misses with a series of wild punches.
Cirus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cirus looks for a takedown but Capone sprawls well.
Cirus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cirus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cirus shoots in but Capone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Capone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capone slaps away a takedown attempt from Cirus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cirus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cirus fails to land the takedown.
Cirus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cirus.
Cirus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cirus is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Capone as Cirus shoots in.
Cirus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Capone.
Good leg kick by Capone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Capone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Capone.
Cirus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Capone cracks the inside of Cirus's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Capone scores with a push kick.
Cirus misses with a wild combination.
Cirus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Capone plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cirus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Capone is fending him off so far but Cirus persists. Nope, Capone circles away and we're back to standing.
Capone scoring well with a low kick there.
Capone thumps Cirus with a low kick.
Cirus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cirus swats away the attempt to clinch by Capone.
Cirus tries to clinch up
and Capone counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone throws a leg kick which misses Cirus's front leg but catches the back leg as Cirus tries to avoid it.
Capone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Capone thumps Cirus with a low kick.
Capone lands a head kick!
Cirus shoots in for a takedown but Capone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alphonse Capone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Capone.
Cirus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cirus misses with a takedown attempt
and Capone counters with a good, hard body kick but Cirus shrugs it off.
Cirus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Capone throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cirus's sensitive parts.
Capone scoring well with a low kick there.
Tom Cirus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Capone, right into the meat.
Capone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Capone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cirus's calf.
Cirus has a takedown stuffed.
Capone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Capone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cirus's calf.
Cirus shoots in for a double leg but Capone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Capone lands a head kick. Cirus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Capone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Capone.
Cirus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Capone but Capone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cirus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cirus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Capone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cirus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cirus shoots and misses
and Capone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Capone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cirus's calf.
Capone lands a high kick!
Tom Cirus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Capone.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Capone thumps Cirus with a low kick.
Cirus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cirus.
Cirus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Capone swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cirus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Capone lands a head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Capone, right into the meat.
Capone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Capone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Capone throws a head kick that half lands.
Capone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Capone, right into the meat.
Cirus misses with a double jab
and Capone counters with a good low kick that Cirus was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capone lands a front kick.
Capone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Capone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Capone.
Cirus misses with a takedown attempt
and Capone counters with a nice leg kick.
Capone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Capone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cirus dives in and grabs Capone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Capone pushes down on Cirus's head and hops out.
Nice sprawl there from Capone as Cirus shoots in.
Capone lands a head kick. Cirus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capone lands with a slapping head kick.
Cirus has his takedown stuffed
and Capone counters with a thumping low kick.
Capone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cirus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Capone.
Capone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Capone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Capone.
Cirus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Capone counters with a nice body kick.
Capone fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Capone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Capone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Capone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cirus's calf.
Capone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Capone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Capone.
Alphonse Capone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Capone lands a head kick. Cirus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A solid leg kick lands there for Capone.
Cirus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Capone swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Capone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cirus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Capone.
Capone lands with a slapping head kick.
Cirus looks for a takedown but Capone sprawls well.
Capone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cirus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Capone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Capone fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Capone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Capone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cirus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cirus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone moves in looking to clinch but Cirus pushes him off.
Cirus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Capone feints and then cracks Cirus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cirus down.
Capone clinches with his opponent.
Cirus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cirus fails to pull guard.
Capone missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Capone.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
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.
Cirus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Capone avoiding damage.
Cirus looking to throw knees to the head but Capone is blocking nicely.
Capone holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alphonse Capone.
Cirus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Capone.
Capone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Capone keeps Cirus at a distance using the push kick.
Capone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cirus.
Cirus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Capone.
Capone feints and then cracks Cirus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cirus down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Capone.
Cirus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Capone counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cirus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Capone. Capone obviously looking to wear him down.
Capone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cirus's sensitive parts.
Capone slaps away a takedown attempt from Cirus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Capone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Capone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Capone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cirus.
A punch combination from Cirus misses.
Capone delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Capone.
Alphonse Capone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Capone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Capone plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Capone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Capone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Capone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Capone.
Tom Cirus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cirus. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cirus throws a sloppy head kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Capone counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alphonse Capone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Capone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphonse Capone!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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