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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between cees ophof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ambadiang De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Souza has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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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, cees ophof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ambadiang De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ophof closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Souza circles away.
De Souza lands with a good body shot.
De Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Souza looks to land a combination but ophof avoids it well.
De Souza misses with a wild combination.
De Souza looks gassed!
De Souza sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
ophof misses with a takedown attempt - De Souza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ambadiang De Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from ophof.
ophof throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Souza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
ophof is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ophof shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Souza pinned against the cage. De Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cees ophof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ophof tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Souza swivels and escapes.
De Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by ophof or perhaps it was just good defense by De Souza which made him look bad.
ophof scores with a jab to the body.
ophof fails to land with a series of punches.
ophof tries for a takedown but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
ophof lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
ophof closes the distance and pushes De Souza back into the cage.
ophof tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Souza smiles and moves away.
ophof is looking to clinch.
De Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ophof lands a two punch combo.
ophof swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza scores with the left hand. ophof knows he should have avoided that one.
ophof takes the fight into the clinch.
ophof tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Souza smiles and moves away.
ophof closes the distance and clinches up with De Souza, looking for a takedown. ophof pushes De Souza against the cage but De Souza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
ophof fails with a takedown attempt.
De Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ophof shoots in for a takedown but De Souza shows good takedown defense.
De Souza thuds a left hand into ophof's body.
ophof fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from De Souza does no damage.
ophof moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from ophof.
ophof tries for a takedown but De Souza manages to get underhooks.
ophof tries to score a body lock takedown but De Souza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
De Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Souza tries to break the clinch but ophof is controlling the position.
ophof manages to break the clinch.
ophof staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from De Souza as ophof shoots in.
A left lands for De Souza.
De Souza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
ophof lands a head kick. De Souza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza misses with the combination.
ophof shoots in looking for a takedown. De Souza tries to sprawl out of it but ophof keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Souza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by ophof or perhaps it was just good defense by De Souza which made him look bad.
De Souza lands a slapping body shot.
ophof shoots in and drives through. De Souza sprawls well.
De Souza throws a series of punches but ophof avoids them all with ease.
De Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and ophof holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but ophof has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
cees ophof dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
ophof fails to land the takedown.
ophof shoots in but no luck this time.
ophof shoots in and drives through. De Souza sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cees ophof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ophof throws out a leg kick but De Souza moves out of range and ophof only half commits.
De Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Souza's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and De Souza duly obliges.
De Souza swinging wildly here.
ophof tries to clinch there but De Souza circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ophof shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Souza pinned against the cage. De Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Souza scores with a one two! ophof had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for De Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ophof scores with a head kick. De Souza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from ophof.
De Souza throws a nice looking combination but ophof bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body kick from ophof.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Souza!
De Souza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down ophof rather than just go for the knockout.
De Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
ophof closes the distance and pushes De Souza back into the cage.
ophof'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.
ophof manages to break the clinch.
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.
De Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
ophof tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Souza swivels and escapes.
De Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
De Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Souza misses with the combination.
ophof fails with the takedown.
ophof doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
ophof looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and ophof counters with a nice body kick.
ophof on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
cees ophof is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ophof instigates a clinch.
ophof breaks the clinch.
ophof swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Souza lands a two punch combo.
ophof wants to clinch up but De Souza keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from ophof.
ophof misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Souza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Souza connects with the punch.
ophof shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Souza sprawls well. De Souza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. ophof gets slowly back to his feet.
ophof tries to clinch up but De Souza circles away and keeps his distance.
Ambadiang De Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and ophof counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
ophof fails with a takedown attempt.
De Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and ophof holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De Souza is trying to break the clinch but ophof has him pressed against the cage.
De Souza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
ophof escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Souza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
ophof dodges the punch combination from De Souza.
De Souza dodges the punch combination from ophof.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ambadiang De Souza 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!
De Souza lunges at ophof with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by ophof's hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from ophof is defended easily by De Souza.
ophof misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Souza misses with a wild combination.
De Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and ophof counters with a big head kick but De Souza shrugs it off.
ophof shoots in looking for a takedown but De Souza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing ophof's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cees ophof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ophof has De Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
ophof goes for a takedown attempt but De Souza pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
De Souza throws a combination that misses
and ophof counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ophof tries for a takedown but De Souza manages to get underhooks.
ophof prevents De Souza from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Souza prevents a body shot from ophof.
ophof manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
ophof trying to control the position.
ophof has a closed guard, preventing De Souza from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now ophof is on top in guard.
That's two 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.
ophof trying to control the position from guard on top but De Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ophof tries to stand but De Souza is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ophof advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ophof wants to control but De Souza is keeping him busy.
ophof wants to pass the guard but De Souza is defending well.
ophof is trying to control the action in half guard but De Souza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
ophof is really struggling to control De Souza but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
cees ophof has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
ophof shoots in for a double leg but De Souza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
ophof throws a head kick that misses.
De Souza lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
cees ophof showed his dominance in that final round.
I think ophof has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... cees ophof!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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