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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fink McIllhenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fink McIllhenny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Sobral!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fink McIllhenny!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral swings for the body but McIllhenny moves out of range.
McIllhenny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobral sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by McIllhenny. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McIllhenny.
Sobral fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sobral avoids the head kick by McIllhenny.
McIllhenny ducks under a wild hook from Sobral.
Nice body punch from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sobral's head.
McIllhenny takes one to the side of the head.
McIllhenny misses with a series of wild punches.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown but McIllhenny shows good takedown defense.
Sobral throws a shot from downtown. McIllhenny moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral misses with an uppercut. McIllhenny saw that one coming.
Sobral jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McIllhenny throws a head kick but Sobral moves out of range.
A left lands for McIllhenny.
Fink McIllhenny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McIllhenny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sobral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McIllhenny.
Sobral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McIllhenny throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sobral counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McIllhenny lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sobral misses with a double jab.
McIllhenny looks to land a right hand but Sobral moved out of range.
Sobral scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny misses with a straight right.
McIllhenny throws a series of punches but Sobral moves out of range.
McIllhenny thows a body shot but no joy.
Sobral shoots in and bounces McIllhenny off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McIllhenny keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Sobral throwing strikes but missing.
Sobral is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McIllhenny is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McIllhenny has escaped and now he's on top!
McIllhenny passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sobral's legs.
Sobral sneaks back into half guard.
Sobral has one foot on McIllhenny's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fighters circling - McIllhenny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McIllhenny dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McIllhenny scores with a head kick. Sobral tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A telegraphed right hand from Sobral misses the target.
McIllhenny misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McIllhenny swivels and escapes.
Sobral takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sobral slips a jab from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sobral has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sobral moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McIllhenny scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - McIllhenny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sobral staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral lands a head shot.
Sobral avoids the body shot from McIllhenny.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobral. McIllhenny does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fink McIllhenny dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McIllhenny throws a right hand that misses
and Sobral connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from McIllhenny.
A lazy left from McIllhenny finds it's target.
McIllhenny pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sobral is out of range and McIllhenny settles back down.
Sobral misses with an uppercut. McIllhenny saw that one coming.
Good shot there by McIllhenny.
McIllhenny thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sobral misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sobral throws out a loose jab but McIllhenny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobral thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from McIllhenny.
Sobral is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIllhenny lands a jab.
McIllhenny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobral.
McIllhenny loads up on a big right hand but Sobral slips the punch.
McIllhenny looks to throw the jab but Sobral is out of range.
Sobral uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McIllhenny sprawls well. McIllhenny wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobral gets slowly back to his feet.
McIllhenny misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny tries to move into range but Sobral moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sobral throws out a loose jab but McIllhenny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobral moves forwards but McIllhenny connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McIllhenny looks to land a left hand but Sobral moved out of range nicely.
A big right from McIllhenny misses.
Sobral ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sobral closes the distance and clinches up with McIllhenny, looking for a takedown. Sobral pushes McIllhenny against the cage but McIllhenny circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sobral swings for the body but McIllhenny moves out of range.
McIllhenny throws a hook but Sobral avoids it easily.
McIllhenny swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sobral.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral shoots in for a double leg but McIllhenny sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McIllhenny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McIllhenny scores with a jab to the jaw.
McIllhenny cracks Sobral with an open hand slap.
Sobral avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobral scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Sobral misses.
Sobral takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sobral is rocked!
Sobral will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by McIllhenny. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McIllhenny.
Oh Sobral is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sobral will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McIllhenny slaps away a takedown attempt from Sobral, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McIllhenny listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fink McIllhenny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McIllhenny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Julio Sobral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McIllhenny with a jab.
Sobral misses with a series of wild punches.
McIllhenny tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral swings for the body but McIllhenny moves out of range.
Sobral seems to have got his legs back now.
Sobral throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McIllhenny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sobral misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fink McIllhenny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sobral is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from McIllhenny misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by McIllhenny. That's going to slow Sobral down.
McIllhenny throws a shot from downtown. Sobral moves away and avoids it.
Sobral misses with the combination.
McIllhenny takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from McIllhenny.
Sobral will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McIllhenny throws a half hearted mid kick.
McIllhenny walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral ducks under a wild hook from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny throws a solid leg kick but Sobral takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McIllhenny.
McIllhenny throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.
Sobral misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McIllhenny.
Sobral avoids the body shot from McIllhenny.
McIllhenny throws the left hand but Sobral avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McIllhenny.
Sobral misses with a wild body shot.
McIllhenny thows a left - swing and a miss!
McIllhenny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobral.
Sobral throws a series of punches but McIllhenny moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral tests McIllhenny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from McIllhenny. Those never looked like landing.
McIllhenny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sobral looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McIllhenny actively working from the bottom here.
Sobral is trying to control. McIllhenny wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobral lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sobral has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McIllhenny is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral breaks from McIllhenny's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sobral lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McIllhenny hang on?
McIllhenny keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McIllhenny regains half guard.
Sobral trying to control from half guard but McIllhenny is working away.
Sobral has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sobral is looking to advance position but McIllhenny won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny taking some punishment here, with Sobral in his half guard.
Sobral trying to pass the guard but McIllhenny defending well.
McIllhenny moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but McIllhenny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McIllhenny is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sobral is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but McIllhenny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McIllhenny throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Sobral clearly takes 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.
McIllhenny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McIllhenny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobral was well out of range. Poor timing from McIllhenny.
Sobral tries to bum rush McIllhenny with a series of wild strikes but McIllhenny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from McIllhenny. Sobral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobral pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McIllhenny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sobral will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McIllhenny thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from McIllhenny. No joy for Sobral on that attempt.
McIllhenny slips under a jab.
Sobral shoots for a double leg takedown but McIllhenny sprawls well. He's pushed Sobral's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Sobral, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sobral throws a series of punches but McIllhenny avoids them all with ease.
A big right from McIllhenny misses.
McIllhenny throws a hook to the side of Sobral's head but Sobral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobral misses with a wild body shot.
Sobral throws a hook to the side of McIllhenny's head but McIllhenny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIllhenny's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sobral under the eye.
Sobral doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McIllhenny throws a series of punches but Sobral avoids them all with ease.
McIllhenny tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sobral lands with a nice combination. McIllhenny backs away looking to recover.
Sobral looks to score with a jab to the body but McIllhenny is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McIllhenny lands with a cross.
McIllhenny uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sobral falls off balance throwing a combination
and McIllhenny counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McIllhenny uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sobral has time to react.
Sobral connects with a body shot.
Sobral fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McIllhenny throws a lazy right hand but Sobral sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sobral lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McIllhenny circles away quickly and effectively.
McIllhenny throws a hook to the side of Sobral's head but Sobral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McIllhenny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - McIllhenny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral throws a right and a left that McIllhenny avoids nicely.
Sobral scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McIllhenny doesn't seem bothered though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McIllhenny, right into the meat.
McIllhenny misses with a hook.
Sobral takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McIllhenny throws an overhand right that lands on Sobral's shoulder, as Sobral tries to avoid the shot.
McIllhenny cracks Sobral with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McIllhenny scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobral fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McIllhenny dodges the punch combination from Sobral.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fink McIllhenny dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sobral takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown but McIllhenny shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sobral moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from McIllhenny misses the target.
Sobral shoots in but no luck this time.
McIllhenny lands a nice looking body shot.
Sobral fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McIllhenny cracks Sobral with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McIllhenny throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIllhenny lands a slapping body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A big left from Sobral misses.
McIllhenny is looking to chop away at Sobral's legs.
Sobral fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobral takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sobral is defended easily by McIllhenny.
McIllhenny motions for Sobral to come forward. McIllhenny throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sobral slips a straight right by McIllhenny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sobral.
Sobral drops his hands momentarily and McIllhenny takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McIllhenny takes a swing at Sobral's ribcage but misses.
McIllhenny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobral.
Sobral takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McIllhenny connects with a right hand. Sobral shakes it off.
Sobral shoots for a double leg takedown but McIllhenny sprawls well. He's pushed Sobral's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from McIllhenny. Those never looked like landing.
McIllhenny connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sobral is trying hard to land a takedown here. McIllhenny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sobral tries to bum rush McIllhenny with a series of wild strikes but McIllhenny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McIllhenny throws a series of strikes that have Sobral backpedaling.
Julio Sobral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Sobral misses.
Sobral slips under a jab.
McIllhenny lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McIllhenny misses with a hook. Sobral ducked under it nicely.
and McIllhenny counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sobral! He's just covering up as McIllhenny starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fink McIllhenny!
Fink McIllhenny is the new lightweight champion!
Fink McIllhenny bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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