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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Softy McSofterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Need (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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277 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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185 cm
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208 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Softy McSofterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Need!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSofterson clinches up with Need and pushes him back against the ropes.
Need tries to pull guard but McSofterson holds him up against the ropes and eventually Need drops back down to his feet.
Need wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McSofterson has him pressed against the ropes.
McSofterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Need controls his hands.
Need looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McSofterson keeps control of Need as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McSofterson has a couple of punches blocked by Need.
McSofterson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Need.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSofterson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSofterson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Need tries for a takedown but McSofterson manages to get underhooks.
Softy McSofterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Need.
McSofterson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Need pulls McSofterson into guard.
McSofterson is looking to stand up but Need won't let him.
Need avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two 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.
McSofterson is looking to stand up but Need won't let him.
Need keeping moving, preventing McSofterson from controlling successfully.
McSofterson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Need closes the distance but McSofterson moves to the side
enabling McSofterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Need closes the distance but McSofterson moves to the side
and McSofterson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McSofterson slowing the pace effectively.
McSofterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by McSofterson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Need wants to clinch
and McSofterson counters by moving into the clinch.
McSofterson working hard to break the clinch.
Need pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McSofterson circles away from the clinch attempt
and McSofterson counters with a shoot takedown. Need fights it but they end up in guard.
McSofterson prevents Need from getting back to his feet.
McSofterson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Need has a closed guard, preventing McSofterson from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSofterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Need is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McSofterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Need is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Softy McSofterson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Need wants to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Softy McSofterson dominated that round.
That's time! McSofterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Need moves to clinch but McSofterson breaks away
and McSofterson counters with a stiff right hand.
Need closes the distance but McSofterson moves to the side
and McSofterson counters with a nice body kick.
Need wants to clinch but McSofterson slips to the side
and McSofterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McSofterson throws a quick inside leg kick.
McSofterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Need.
McSofterson scores with a nice head shot.
McSofterson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSofterson tries to stand and escape but Need is controlling the position.
McSofterson decides to stand and escape the position.
The fighters circle momentarily. McSofterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McSofterson.
Need is breathing heavily.
Need tries to clinch
and McSofterson counters with a thumping low kick.
Need takes the fight into the clinch.
Need takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McSofterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Need is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McSofterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Need closes the distance looking to clinch
and McSofterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McSofterson.
Need tries for a takedown but McSofterson manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSofterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Need closes the distance looking to clinch
and McSofterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McSofterson.
McSofterson manages to break the clinch.
McSofterson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McSofterson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Need to get to his feet.
Apollo Need seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Need darts in trying to clinch
and McSofterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSofterson circles away from the clinch attempt
and McSofterson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McSofterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Need avoids the elbow strike from McSofterson, against the ropes.
McSofterson throws an elbow that misses.
Need has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McSofterson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Softy McSofterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Need.
McSofterson breaks from the clinch.
Softy McSofterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Need looks to clinch
letting McSofterson counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Need is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McSofterson.
Need wants to clinch but McSofterson slips to the side
and McSofterson counters by clinching up.
McSofterson cracks Need with a nice body shot.
Need tries to break free but McSofterson pushes him back against the ropes.
McSofterson prevents a body shot from Need.
McSofterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Need can do to turn this around?
McSofterson stalling against the ropes.
McSofterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Need darts in trying to clinch
and McSofterson counters with an outside leg kick.
McSofterson has closed the distance and engaged Need in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Softy McSofterson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McSofterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Need moves to clinch but McSofterson breaks away
and McSofterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Need tries to clinch up
and McSofterson counters with a nice body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Need in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Need takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McSofterson is looking to land body kicks.
McSofterson instigates a clinch.
Need looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Need looking for a takedown.
McSofterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McSofterson rushes Need and presses him up against the ropes.
Need takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McSofterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSofterson circles away from the clinch attempt
and McSofterson counters with a low kick, right behind Need 's knee.
McSofterson cracks the inside of Need's front leg.
McSofterson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Need, pushing him back against the ropes.
McSofterson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McSofterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Need backwards.
McSofterson lands a body shot.
McSofterson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSofterson breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by McSofterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Need which made him look bad.
Need takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Need wants to clinch
enabling McSofterson to counter with a crisp jab.
McSofterson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSofterson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Need keeps working.
McSofterson decides to stand back up.
McSofterson shoots in and bounces Need off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSofterson stops Need from standing up.
McSofterson wants to get up but he can't break Need's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Need wants to stand and escape but McSofterson is having none of it.
McSofterson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McSofterson is looking to stand up but Need won't let him.
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.
Need is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Softy McSofterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McSofterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Need backwards.
Apollo Need has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Need tries to circle away but McSofterson has him pinned against the ropes.
McSofterson breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Softy McSofterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McSofterson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Softy McSofterson!
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energy
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RATING
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