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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Like Whoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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210 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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188 cm
25
210 lbs
7 - 0 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Like Whoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whoa tries to bum rush Pontes with a series of wild strikes but Pontes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whoa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whoa throws a series of punches but Pontes moves out of range.
Whoa throws a right hand that misses
and Pontes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pontes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whoa misses with a right hand
and Pontes counters with a nice uppercut.
Pontes avoids the body shot from Whoa.
Pontes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pontes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pontes prevents Whoa from improving his position.
Whoa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pontes on the ground.
Pontes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pontes is thwarting Whoa's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes moves nicely into side control.
Pontes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Whoa isn't going anywhere.
Pontes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pontes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Whoa prevents Pontes from improving position.
Whoa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pontes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pontes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Whoa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pontes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pontes throwing shots but Whoa is blocking nicely.
Pontes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whoa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whoa wants to control but Pontes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Whoa works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pontes looking to pass the guard.
Pontes throws a big right hand that misses.
Whoa keeping moving, preventing Pontes from controlling successfully.
Pontes with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes stands and throws Whoa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pontes lands some shots froms side control.
Whoa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pontes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whoa can't do much from the bottom here.
Whoa dodges the ground and pound from Pontes.
Pontes tries to move to mount but Whoa blocks the move with his legs.
Pontes cracks Whoa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Whoa tries to improve position but can't.
Whoa isn't going anywhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Whoa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whoa tries to get out of the position.
Whoa prevents Pontes from improving position.
Pontes trying to control the position but Whoa is working away.
Whoa taking a bit of punishment here - Pontes scoring with strikes.
Pontes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whoa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pontes is trying to get an arm triangle but Whoa is defending well.
Pontes working the strikes but Whoa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Whoa is refusing to be controlled, as Pontes sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Pontes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whoa throws an off balance right hand
and Pontes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whoa misses with a hook to the body
and Pontes counters with a three punch combo that has Whoa backing up. Whoa nods at Pontes to acknowledge the strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pontes.
Whoa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Pontes working the ground and pound effectively.
Whoa is in a horrible position here. Pontes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pontes avoids the attempt from Whoa to control.
Pontes prevents Whoa from getting the reversal.
Pontes goes for an armbar but Whoa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Whoa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoa preventing the sweep.
Pontes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whoa wants to stand but Pontes is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pontes is on top in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pontes tries to free his leg and advance position but Whoa is retaining full guard.
Whoa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whoa can't keep his opponent in guard - Pontes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pontes throwing shots but Whoa is blocking nicely.
Pontes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whoa keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pontes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fernando Pontes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pontes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pontes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Whoa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pontes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pontes is thwarting Whoa's attempts to control the position.
Pontes is looking to take a break and control but Whoa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pontes is taking a breather. Whoa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pontes throwing shots but Whoa is blocking nicely.
Pontes controlling the action here.
Pontes thows a huge punch but Whoa dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Whoa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Whoa 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.
Whoa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pontes.
Pontes trying to control but Whoa is working from the bottom.
Pontes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Whoa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pontes postures up in Whoa's guard and throws a big left but Whoa blocks it.
Pontes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whoa controls Pontes momentarily but Pontes frees himself.
Pontes trying to control the position from guard on top but Whoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Whoa looking for a sweep. Not yet Whoa, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pontes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Whoa misses with a few strikes there.
Whoa throws a right hand that misses
and Pontes counters with a leg kick.
Whoa swings widly with a right hand
and Pontes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whoa throws a sloppy body shot
and Pontes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pontes trying to control the position from guard on top but Whoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pontes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Pontes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Whoa tries to move into range but Pontes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whoa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pontes counters with a single leg into guard. Whoa didn't expect that.
Pontes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Whoa tries to buck Pontes off but Pontes is having none of it.
Pontes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pontes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pontes trying to control the position but Whoa is working away.
Pontes taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pontes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Whoa struggling a bit here.
Pontes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pontes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Whoa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Whoa gets back to half guard.
Like Whoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whoa tries to roll over but Pontes keeps him under control.
Pontes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pontes throwing shots but Whoa is blocking nicely.
Pontes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pontes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pontes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pontes trying to mount his opponent but Whoa defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes is thwarting Whoa's attempts to control the position.
Whoa gets full guard.
Whoa looking for a sweep. Not yet Whoa, not yet.
Pontes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pontes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whoa controls Pontes momentarily but Pontes frees himself.
Whoa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pontes chips away with some ground and pound.
Whoa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pontes wants to control from the top but Whoa keeps moving.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pontes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pontes trying to control but Whoa is working from the bottom.
Pontes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whoa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Whoa 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.
Pontes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whoa looking for a guillotine here but Pontes defends easily.
Fernando Pontes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pontes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Pontes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pontes 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Pontes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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