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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Hultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sales (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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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Yuri Hultz! 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, Tony Sales! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hultz misses with a wild combination.
Sales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sales doesn't manage to clinch there - Hultz circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sales looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hultz misses with a combination
and Sales counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Hultz tries to circle away but Sales has him pinned against the cage. Hultz can't break the clinch.
Hultz working hard to break the clinch. Hultz has had enough of the clinch but Sales keeps him there for the moment. Sales fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hultz is trying to push Sales away but Sales has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Sales has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hultz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Hultz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hultz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Sales has Hultz pressed against the cage, preventing Hultz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hultz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sales.
Yuri Hultz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Sales. Sales jumps into guard, dragging Hultz to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Sales pulls Hultz in close to prevent any damage. Sales is trying to control the position but Hultz postures up. Hultz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sales is proving hard to escape from. Hultz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tony Sales wasn't active enough on the ground. Sales shoots for a takedown but Hultz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Hultz throws a combination. Sales tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Hultz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hultz misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hultz. Those never looked like landing. Yuri Hultz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hultz throws a series of punches but Sales avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sales tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hultz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sales somewhat. Hultz swinging wildly here.
Hultz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hultz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sales circles away quickly and effectively. Sales fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hultz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Hultz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hultz misses with a two punch combination.
Hultz gets caught flat footed, as Sales shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Hultz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sales on the ground. Sales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hultz is keeping the position for now. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sales looks winded! Sales controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tony Sales hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Sales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hultz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sales. Hultz scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Tony Sales has been cut. Hultz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hultz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hultz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hultz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sales. Hultz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hultz misses with the combination.
Hultz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sales backs up against the cage.
Sales fails with the takedown. Hultz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hultz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hultz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sales moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hultz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sales circles away quickly and effectively. Sales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hultz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sales fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hultz avoids it really well and circles away. Hultz looks to land a combination but Sales avoids it well. Hultz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sales slips a jab and a cross from Hultz.
Hultz throws a right and a left that both miss. Hultz throws a series of punches but Sales avoids them all with ease. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hultz dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tony Sales's cut. That's time! Hultz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sales fails to land the takedown. Sales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hultz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hultz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hultz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hultz misses with the combination.
Sales dives in and grabs Hultz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hultz pushes down on Sales's head and hops out. Hultz misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Hultz misses. A combination from Hultz does no damage. Sales shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hultz defends it nicely. Yuri Hultz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Sales. Hultz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Sales is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sales swings for the body but Hultz moves out of range.
Sales throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hultz's waist but Hultz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sales off to one side. Hultz throws a right hand that Sales ducks under and follows up with a left that Sales also avoids with ease. Sales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hultz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hultz stuffs the takedown. Sales slips a jab and a cross from Hultz.
Yuri Hultz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hultz.
Hultz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sales. Sales dives in and grabs Hultz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hultz pushes down on Sales's head and hops out. Hultz throws a right hand that Sales ducks under and follows up with a left that Sales also avoids with ease. A nice combination there by Hultz.
Hultz throws a right and a left that Sales avoids nicely. Hultz misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hultz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hultz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hultz looks to land a combination but Sales avoids it well. Sales slips a jab and a cross from Hultz.
Hultz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hultz misses with a wild combination.
Yuri Hultz is winning the standup battle so far. Hultz throws a series of punches but Sales moves out of range. A punch combination from Hultz misses. Hultz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hultz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Hultz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sales circles away quickly and effectively. Hultz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hultz throws a series of punches but Sales avoids them all with ease. No joy there for Hultz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sales throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hultz's waist but Hultz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sales off to one side. Hultz misses with a wild combination.
Hultz misses with a wild combination.
Sales misses with a series of wild punches.
Hultz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sales moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Sales fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Hultz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hultz lands a two punch combo.
Hultz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Hultz does no damage. Hultz misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A right-left combo lands from Hultz. Hultz throws a combination that misses and Sales counters with a flying knee. Nice. Sales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hultz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Hultz lands a jab-cross combination. Hultz tries to bum rush Sales with a series of wild strikes but Sales uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hultz misses with a double jab.
Sales closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sales lands with a punch from half guard. Hultz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hultz tries to get out of the position. Sales seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hultz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hultz tries to get to full guard but Sales has control of the leg. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hultz dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Tony Sales's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sales dives in for a single leg takedown but Hultz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Hultz tries to circle away but Sales has him pinned against the cage. Hultz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sales has him pressed against the cage. Hultz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Sales keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hultz's efforts to push away. Hultz is trying to break free. Hultz tries to break free but Sales pushes him back against the cage. Sales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hultz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Sales has Hultz pressed against the cage, preventing Hultz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hultz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A slapping body kick lands there for Sales. Sales shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hultz but Hultz pushes him off and we're back to square one. Sales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Hultz misses with a combination
and Sales counters with a single leg into guard. Hultz didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sales drops back looking for a leg! Hultz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hultz manages to kick Sales off! Sales jumps back into Hultz's guard. Sales postures up in Hultz's guard and throws a big left but Hultz blocks it. Sales wants to stand but Hultz is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two 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. Sales trying to control the position from guard on top but Hultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Sales was stalling too much, according to the referee. Hultz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sales. Hultz stuffs the takedown. Yuri Hultz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Sales. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hultz!
Sales misses with a takedown attempt - Hultz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Hultz misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sales shoots in for a double leg but Hultz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Hultz scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Hultz misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Hultz misses. Hultz throws a right and a left that both miss. Hultz throws a combination. Sales tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Hultz is working the combinations to good effect here. Hultz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Hultz scores with a four punch combination! Hultz throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Hultz throws a series of punches but Sales moves out of range. Tony Sales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hultz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sales is defended easily by Hultz. Hultz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sales throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hultz's waist but Hultz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sales off to one side. 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! Hultz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hultz throws a right and a left that both miss. Hultz lands a jab-cross combination. Hultz misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Sales or perhaps it was just good defense by Hultz which made him look bad. Danga de danga de dang - Hultz scores with a four punch combination! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hultz throws a series of punches but Sales avoids them all with ease. Hultz throws a series of punches but Sales moves out of range. Sales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight! Yuri Hultz showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hultz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27 Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27 Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Hultz!
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energy
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RATING
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