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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Heines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bublasaur Venusaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venusaur is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bulbasaur bongo bebop. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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169 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joshua Heines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bublasaur Venusaur!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heines takes a kick to the side of the head.
Heines checks a low kick from Venusaur.
Heines misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venusaur.
Heines misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venusaur.
Heines throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Venusaur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heines swings for the body but Venusaur moves out of range.
Heines takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Venusaur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Venusaur throws a push kick but Heines slaps the foot to one side.
Venusaur checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heines.
Heines uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Venusaur.
Venusaur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Venusaur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Venusaur throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Venusaur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heines misses the shot to the body.
Venusaur checks a leg kick.
Heines uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Venusaur.
Heines fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venusaur manages to avoid it.
Heines changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heines throws a hook but Venusaur blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heines connects with a leg kick. Venusaur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Venusaur throws out a leg kick but Heines moves out of range and Venusaur only half commits.
Venusaur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heines tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venusaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Heines.
Heines is looking to wear down Venusaur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heines throws a body punch but Venusaur moves out of range.
Heines pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Heines tries to move into range but Venusaur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Venusaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heines.
Venusaur throws a poor cross that misses
letting Heines counter with a right hand.
Venusaur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heines has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab by Heines.
Heines throws a series of punches but Venusaur avoids them all with ease.
Venusaur throws a wild body kick that Heines sees coming a mile off.
Heines moves away from the strike by Venusaur.
Venusaur throws a leg kick but Heines checks it.
Venusaur misses with a low kick.
Heines avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heines fails to land with a series of punches.
Venusaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heines stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur throws a right hand that misses
and Heines counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heines keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heines avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That kick from Venusaur tenderised Heines's leg. Heines is trying to keep his angry face on.
Venusaur misses with a head kick.
Venusaur tried to score with a low kick but Heines checks it.
Venusaur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heines's calf.
Venusaur tried to score with a low kick but Heines checks it.
Venusaur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heines.
Heines throws a body punch but Venusaur moves out of range.
Bublasaur Venusaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venusaur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Venusaur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Venusaur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heines sizes up Venusaur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Venusaur throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Heines connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heines throws a jab when Venusaur was well out of range.
Heines lands a right hook to the body.
Heines 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.
Heines takes a swing at Venusaur's ribcage but misses.
Venusaur misses with a left hand
and Venusaur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heines looks to score with a jab to the body but Venusaur is just out of range.
Heines slips a jab from Venusaur.
Venusaur tries to close the distance and clinch but Heines swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Venusaur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heines thuds a left hand into Venusaur's body.
Nice body kick from Venusaur.
Venusaur misses with a head kick.
Heines avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Venusaur throws a sloppy head kick and Heines moves out of range easily.
Venusaur throws a leg kick but Heines sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Venusaur.
Venusaur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Venusaur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Heines scores with a decent looking hook.
Venusaur throws a low kick but Heines moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Heines. Beautiful body shot.
Venusaur throws a front kick that sends Heines stumbling back into the cage.
Venusaur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heines moves out of range as Venusaur strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heines throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Venusaur misses with a kick to the body.
Venusaur works the jab nicely.
Venusaur throws a front kick that sends Heines stumbling back into the cage.
Venusaur throws a head kick but Heines moves out of range.
Venusaur throws a body punch but Heines moves out of range.
Venusaur throws the kick towards the body but Heines avoids it.
Heines just misses with a punch to the body.
Heines misses with a kick to the body.
Heines swinging wildly here.
Venusaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heines.
Heines pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Venusaur throws the left hand but Heines avoids the punch easily.
Venusaur misses with a left hand
and Heines makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Heines lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heines moves out of range of the body kick.
Heines throws a body punch but Venusaur moves out of range.
Venusaur tries to land a front kick but Heines steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bublasaur Venusaur dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Heines tries to score with a low kick but Venusaur moves his leg out of the way.
Venusaur is looking to chop away at Heines's legs.
Venusaur scores with a leg kick.
Venusaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heines blocks the body kick.
Venusaur tries to land a front kick but Heines steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heines throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Venusaur misses with a kick to the body.
Venusaur tries to score with a low kick but Heines moves his leg out of the way.
Heines misses with a series of wild punches.
Venusaur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Heines misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Venusaur.
Heines throws a leg kick that misses.
Heines throws a lazy right hand but Venusaur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heines misses with a jab to the body
and Venusaur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Heines cracks a nice hook into Venusaur's ribs.
Venusaur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heines swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heines scores with a nice strike.
Venusaur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heines.
Heines connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Venusaur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Heines is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Venusaur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heines lands with a kick to the ribs.
Heines throws a jab but it's blocked by Venusaur.
Heines takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Venusaur connects with the punch.
Venusaur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heines.
A nice inside leg kick there by Venusaur. That's going to slow Heines down.
Heines throws out a loose jab but Venusaur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venusaur avoids the body shot from Heines.
Heines blocks a low kick nicely.
Venusaur misses with a low kick.
Venusaur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Heines takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Venusaur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Venusaur, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heines avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Venusaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heines.
Nice jab there from Heines.
Venusaur checks a leg kick.
Heines throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venusaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heines tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venusaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Heines.
Heines looks to score with a jab to the body but Venusaur is just out of range.
Venusaur scores with a shot to the body.
Heines throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venusaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Venusaur thows a body shot but no joy.
Venusaur moves out of range as Heines strikes.
Venusaur throws a leg kick
and Heines makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heines misses with a body shot.
Venusaur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Venusaur stuns Heines with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heines has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Venusaur.
Heines swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Venusaur scores with a head kick.
Venusaur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Venusaur is looking to clinch.
Heines sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Venusaur swings for the body but Heines moves out of range.
Heines throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heines chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Venusaur can pounce on him.
Heines with a hook.
Heines takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heines takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heines looks to score with a jab to the body but Venusaur is just out of range.
Venusaur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Venusaur.
Heines swings for the body but Venusaur moves out of range.
Heines is looking to chop away at Venusaur's legs.
Heines throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venusaur misses with a wild body shot.
Venusaur connects with an inside leg kick.
Venusaur tries a head kick but it misses.
Venusaur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bublasaur Venusaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Venusaur throws the kick towards the body but Heines avoids it.
Heines throws a hook but Venusaur blocks it.
Venusaur closes the distance and pushes Heines back into the cage.
Venusaur tries to land knees in the clinch but Heines avoids the damage to the body.
Venusaur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Venusaur.
Nice body punch from Heines.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Heines blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heines misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heines cracks Venusaur with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bublasaur Venusaur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Venusaur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Heines manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heines throws a jab when Venusaur was well out of range.
Heines throws a right and a left that Venusaur avoids nicely.
Venusaur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heines is out of range.
Venusaur moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Heines misses with a body shot.
Heines misses with a two punch combination.
Venusaur lands a front kick.
Heines takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heines will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Heines misses with a body shot.
Heines getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heines misses with a body shot.
Venusaur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Venusaur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heines has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heines missing with a left hand there. Venusaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Venusaur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heines.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heines.
Heines uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venusaur darts in trying to clinch
and Heines counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Venusaur throws out a leg kick but Heines moves out of range and Venusaur only half commits.
Venusaur misses with a low kick.
Heines thuds his right hand into Venusaur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Venusaur defending well as Heines loads up on a big left hand.
Heines takes one to the chin there.
Venusaur doesn't manage to clinch there - Heines circles away.
Heines tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venusaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Heines.
Venusaur scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Venusaur.
Heines takes a swing at Venusaur's ribcage but misses.
Heines misses the shot to the body.
Heines with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Venusaur misses with a head kick.
Venusaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heines takes a swing at Venusaur's ribcage but misses.
Heines dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heines throws a body punch but Venusaur moves out of range.
Venusaur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Venusaur blocks a jab.
Venusaur throws a push kick but Heines slaps the foot to one side.
Heines throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Venusaur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Venusaur!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Venusaur crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heines - the referee stops the clock and Venusaur gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heines. Venusaur manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Venusaur misses the shot to the body.
Heines blocks a head kick by Venusaur.
Venusaur moves into the clinch.
Heines lands a body shot in the clinch.
Venusaur prevents a body shot from Heines.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heines as Venusaur tries to tie him up.
Joshua Heines has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur has had enough of the clinch but Heines keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Heines.
Venusaur missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Heines as the two fighters clinch.
Venusaur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heines avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Venusaur fails to land.
Venusaur misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venusaur throws an elbow but misses.
Venusaur blocks a body shot from Heines.
Heines avoids the elbow strike from Venusaur, against the cage.
Heines misses with a hook from the clinch.
Venusaur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heines avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Venusaur lands a damaging elbow.
Venusaur tries to land knees in the clinch but Heines avoids the damage to the body.
Venusaur lands a nice knee to the body.
Heines misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Heines.
Venusaur missing with knees to the body.
Heines can't find room to land a body shot as Venusaur controls the action.
Heines cracks Venusaur with a nice body shot.
Heines lands with a right to the head.
Venusaur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heines is defending well for now.
Heines breaks the clinch.
Venusaur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bublasaur Venusaur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heines ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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 Joshua Heines.
I think Venusaur 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bublasaur Venusaur!
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hype
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