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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bibiano Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bibiano Fernandes had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bibiano Fernandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Caesar!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandes walks into a left hand.
Caesar lands a jab-cross combination.
Caesar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Caesar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fernandes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caesar cracks Fernandes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caesar misses with a double jab.
Caesar cracks a nice hook into Fernandes's ribs.
Caesar thuds a left hand into Fernandes's body.
Caesar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Caesar. Those never looked like landing.
Caesar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caesar looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernandes is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fernandes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Caesar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fernandes stops Caesar from standing up.
Caesar is wriggling around but Fernandes manages to pass to half guard.
Caesar looks gassed!
Caesar is defending against the submission attempts here by Fernandes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernandes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fernandes decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Caesar as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caesar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Caesar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Caesar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fernandes rather than just go for the knockout.
Caesar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caesar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernandes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fernandes dodges the punch combination from Caesar.
Fernandes takes a swing at Caesar's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a two punch combination.
Fernandes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Caesar avoids it really well and circles away.
Caesar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caesar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fernandes with a poor takedown
and Caesar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fernandes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bibiano Fernandes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Caesar works Fernandes's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Caesar misses with a head kick.
Caesar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fernandes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fernandes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Caesar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caesar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caesar scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Caesar 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.
Caesar works over Fernandes's head and body with a nice combination.
Caesar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fernandes.
Caesar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernandes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caesar.
Caesar misses with a double jab.
Fernandes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Caesar sprawls well. Caesar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fernandes gets slowly back to his feet.
Caesar misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes has a takedown stuffed.
Caesar is breathing heavily.
Caesar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fernandes shoots in for a takedown but Caesar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bibiano Fernandes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caesar lands with a hook. Fernandes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A combination from Caesar does no damage.
Caesar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernandes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caesar digs a good hook to Fernandes's body.
Nice sprawl there from Caesar as Fernandes shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes misses with a takedown attempt
and Caesar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Caesar scores with a one two! Fernandes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fernandes walks into a left hand.
Caesar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernandes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Caesar lands.
Fernandes misses with a takedown attempt
and Caesar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donk. Caesar catches Fernandes right on the button with a cross.
Caesar lands the left hand.
Fernandes fails with the takedown
and Caesar counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Caesar scores with a hook.
Fernandes fails with the takedown
and Caesar counters with a series of strikes. Fernandes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Caesar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fernandes has his takedown stuffed
and Caesar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fernandes tries for a takedown but Caesar circles away easily
and Caesar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fernandes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Caesar is pushing Fernandes's head away, looking to escape. Fernandes manages to hold on to the position though.
Fernandes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Caesar has escaped the position, nice work there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caesar wants to get back to his feet but Fernandes is dominant here and he's now got Caesar's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caesar is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Julius Caesar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fernandes is defended easily by Caesar.
Caesar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fernandes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fernandes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caesar.
Caesar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Caesar duly obliges.
Caesar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fernandes misses with a few strikes there.
Fernandes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fernandes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Caesar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fernandes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Caesar!
Fernandes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Caesar looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes moves nicely into side control.
Fernandes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Caesar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fernandes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernandes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Caesar, who protects the arm well.
Fernandes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Caesar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Caesar tries to bum rush Fernandes with a series of wild strikes but Fernandes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernandes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Caesar is trying to stand back up but Fernandes is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes decides to return to a standing position.
Fernandes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bibiano Fernandes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caesar tries to bum rush Fernandes with a series of wild strikes but Fernandes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernandes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Caesar as he avoids it easily.
Bibiano Fernandes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Caesar sprawls well. Caesar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fernandes gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bibiano Fernandes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Caesar 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Caesar!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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