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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Bettenhausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Starstryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Shane Bettenhausen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cosmo Starstryder!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starstryder moves out of range of the body kick.
Starstryder scores with a push kick.
Starstryder uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bettenhausen has time to react.
Bettenhausen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Starstryder.
Starstryder lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Starstryder lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bettenhausen backs up against the cage.
Cosmo Starstryder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bettenhausen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Starstryder misses with a two punch combination.
Bettenhausen throws a sloppy head kick and Starstryder moves out of range easily.
Starstryder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bettenhausen throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bettenhausen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Starstryder. That one must have hurt.
Bettenhausen 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starstryder tries a head kick but it misses.
Bettenhausen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Starstryder scores with a spinning back kick!
Starstryder avoids the head kick by Bettenhausen.
Bettenhausen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starstryder avoids a kick to the body.
Starstryder connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bettenhausen. Starstryder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bettenhausen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Starstryder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bettenhausen moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bettenhausen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Starstryder feints a jab promting Bettenhausen to slip. Starstryder then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bettenhausen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bettenhausen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Starstryder can pounce on him.
Starstryder scores with a one two! Bettenhausen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starstryder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bettenhausen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Starstryder will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Starstryder is predictable there
and Bettenhausen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bettenhausen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Starstryder looks for the body kick but Bettenhausen saw that one coming.
Starstryder looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder connects with a body shot.
A low kick from Starstryder is predictable there
and Bettenhausen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Starstryder moves out of range of the body kick from Bettenhausen.
Starstryder wants to land a leg kick but Bettenhausen is out of range.
Crunch! Starstryder slams his shin into Bettenhausen's torso.
Starstryder tried to score with a low kick but Bettenhausen checks it.
Starstryder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bettenhausen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Starstryder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bettenhausen.
Starstryder takes a swing at Bettenhausen's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Starstryder. That snapped Bettenhausen's head back.
Bettenhausen misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bettenhausen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Starstryder.
Bettenhausen misses the shot to the body.
Starstryder misses with a looping left.
Starstryder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bettenhausen moves away.
Bettenhausen misses with a low kick.
Starstryder misses with a few strikes there.
Starstryder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bettenhausen rather than just go for the knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starstryder misses with a wild body shot.
Starstryder avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Starstryder dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bettenhausen.
Starstryder has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Starstryder delivers a nice body kick.
Starstryder is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A punch lands to the side of Bettenhausen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bettenhausen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Starstryder is looking to slow Bettenhausen down with leg kicks.
Bettenhausen throws a right hand that Starstryder ducks under and follows up with a left that Starstryder also avoids with ease.
Starstryder cracks Bettenhausen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Starstryder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bettenhausen's sensitive parts.
Bettenhausen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Starstryder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cosmo Starstryder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starstryder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bettenhausen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Starstryder pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bettenhausen back to the cage. Starstryder follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Starstryder is breathing heavily.
Bettenhausen throws a head kick that misses.
Starstryder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bettenhausen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Starstryder is out of range and Bettenhausen settles back down.
Bettenhausen throws a leg kick but Starstryder sees it coming and moves out of range.
Starstryder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bettenhausen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Starstryder.
Bettenhausen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Starstryder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bettenhausen throws a sloppy head kick and Starstryder moves out of range easily.
Cosmo Starstryder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bettenhausen throws a series of punches but Starstryder avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bettenhausen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bettenhausen lands with a kick to the temple. Starstryder shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Starstryder lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bettenhausen checks a leg kick nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Starstryder, as that shot connected.
Sloppy strikes from Starstryder. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starstryder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bettenhausen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starstryder blocks a head kick by Bettenhausen.
Bettenhausen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bettenhausen throws a solid leg kick but Starstryder takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bettenhausen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bettenhausen misses with a hook to the body
and Starstryder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bettenhausen wants to slow Starstryder down by chopping away at his legs.
Starstryder wants to slow Bettenhausen down by chopping away at his legs.
Starstryder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bettenhausen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bettenhausen 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.
Bettenhausen wants to slow Starstryder down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Starstryder checks a leg kick.
A combination from Starstryder does no damage.
Starstryder blocks a head kick by Bettenhausen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder swings for the body but Bettenhausen moves out of range.
Bettenhausen thows a body shot but no joy.
Bettenhausen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bettenhausen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right from Starstryder misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bettenhausen. Starstryder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starstryder takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Starstryder throws a body punch but Bettenhausen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bettenhausen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bettenhausen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Starstryder 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!
Bettenhausen misses with a double jab.
Bettenhausen misses with a two punch combination.
Bettenhausen throws a head kick but Starstryder moves out of range.
Starstryder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bettenhausen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starstryder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starstryder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Starstryder lands a jab to the nose.
Bettenhausen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Starstryder scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starstryder scores with a hook to the body. Bettenhausen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Starstryder lands a head kick. Bettenhausen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bettenhausen tries a low kick but Starstryder avoids it.
Starstryder lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bettenhausen takes a step back to recover.
Starstryder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Starstryder blocks a low kick nicely.
Bettenhausen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starstryder.
Starstryder throws a body kick that misses.
Bettenhausen thows a body shot but no joy.
Bettenhausen looks for the body kick but Starstryder saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder throws a body kick that misses.
Starstryder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bettenhausen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Starstryder misses with a few strikes there.
Starstryder avoids the head kick by Bettenhausen.
Starstryder throws a low kick but Bettenhausen avoids it.
Starstryder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bettenhausen tried to score with a low kick but Starstryder checks it.
Bettenhausen misses with a body shot.
Starstryder goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shane Bettenhausen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starstryder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bettenhausen manages to avoid it.
Bettenhausen takes a swing at Starstryder's ribcage but misses.
Starstryder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Starstryder.
Bettenhausen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starstryder misses with a body kick.
Bettenhausen connects with a solid leg kick.
Starstryder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bettenhausen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starstryder manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bettenhausen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bettenhausen blocks a head kick by Starstryder.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bettenhausen.
Starstryder will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bettenhausen tries to land a front kick but Starstryder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bettenhausen throws a leg kick but Starstryder checks it.
Bettenhausen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Starstryder.
Bettenhausen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starstryder.
Bettenhausen throws a sloppy head kick and Starstryder moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cosmo Starstryder.
Well Starstryder 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Cosmo Starstryder!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Cosmo Starstryder!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Cosmo Starstryder!
Cosmo Starstryder wins by unanimous decision!
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