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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heraldo Magnifico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Ghetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghetto has chosen Beanie Sigel - In The Ghetto as his entrance music. Heraldo Magnifico has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 cm
27
155 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
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168 cm
28
155 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heraldo Magnifico! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Ghetto! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ghetto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ghetto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Magnifico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magnifico gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Ghetto counters with a slapping leg kick. Ghetto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Magnifico has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ghetto. Ghetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magnifico was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghetto. Magnifico moves into range and clinches up with Ghetto. Ghetto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magnifico's elbow. Ghetto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magnifico backwards. Ghetto swings wildly with an uppercut but Magnifico uses good head movement to avoid it. Magnifico misses with a punch on the inside.
Ghetto trying to land knees to the body.
Magnifico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ghetto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magnifico.
Magnifico pushes Ghetto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Project Ghetto has been cut. Ghetto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghetto tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ghetto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghetto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magnificos head. Magnifico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magnifico. Magnifico blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Magnifico.
Ghetto lands with a short shot to the head. A head punch on the inside from Ghetto fails to land. Ghetto cracks Magnifico with a nice body shot. Magnifico blocking some punches.
Magnifico lands with a left to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Magnifico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ghetto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Magnifico is defending well. Magnifico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghetto tries a body shot but Magnifico blocks it.
Ghetto blocking some punches.
Magnifico manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Ghetto.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ghetto takes a shot to the head. Ghetto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magnifico lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ghetto struggles to land a body shot inside as Magnifico controls his hands.
Ghetto scores with a nice hook to the head. Ghetto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ghetto scores a nice knee to the body.
Magnifico avoiding damage as Ghetto throws knees to the body.
Magnifico swings wildly with an uppercut but Ghetto uses good head movement to avoid it. Magnifico takes a shot to the head. Ghetto blocking some punches.
Magnifico struggles to land a body shot inside as Ghetto controls his hands.
Ghetto missing with knees to the body.
Ghetto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ghetto looking for a takedown. Heraldo Magnifico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Project Ghetto. Ghetto is working for takedown but Magnifico is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Magnifico holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ghetto fails to land. Magnifico tries to stall but Ghetto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Ghetto - that landed with a thud.
Magnifico misses with a short punch on the inside. Magnifico throws a punch but it's blocked by Ghetto. Magnifico working aggressively here.
Ghetto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ghetto blocks an uppercut.
Ghetto misses with a punch to the body.
Ghetto has hold of one of Magnifico's legs. Magnifico is fighting the takedown attempt but Ghetto gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Magnifico is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Ghetto connects with a couple of short punches. Ghetto postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Magnifico looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ghetto is one step ahead there. Ghetto wants to control from the top but Magnifico keeps moving. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ghetto connects with a couple of short punches. Magnifico working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ghetto has passed into half guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Magnifico manages to get to full guard.
Ghetto works a leg free and moves into half guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Magnifico on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Ghetto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Ghetto thows a huge punch but Magnifico dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Ghetto dominated that round. The cut man is working on Project Ghetto's cut. That's time! Magnifico's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A good leg kick by Ghetto. Ghetto tries to clinch but Magnifico moves out of range. Ghetto scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Nice uppercut lands for Magnifico. That snapped Ghetto's head back.
Magnifico keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Magnifico thows a left - swing and a miss! Magnifico swings away with a leg kick that misses. Ghetto looks to land a body kick but Magnifico moved away. Ghetto defending well as Magnifico loads up on a big left hand. Magnifico scores with a decent looking hook. Ghetto clobbers Magnifico with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. A big left from Magnifico misses. Magnifico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magnifico fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Magnifico avoids the head kick by Ghetto.
Magnifico closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ghetto circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ghetto misses with a leg kick and Magnifico counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Ghetto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magnifico. Ghetto does a little dance to reset his feet. Ghetto gets caught flat footed, as Magnifico shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Ghetto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magnifico is one step ahead there. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magnifico accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Ghetto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Magnifico defends it easily. Ghetto controls Magnifico momentarily but Magnifico frees himself. Magnifico trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghetto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ghetto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Ghetto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Magnifico wants to control from the top but Ghetto keeps moving. This has been an exciting period of action! The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Magnifico fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magnifico tries to land a body kick and Ghetto counters with a good low kick that Magnifico was not able to check. Magnifico seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Ghetto tries to clinch but Magnifico is having none of it. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ghetto. Ghetto throws a shot from downtown. Magnifico moves away and avoids it. A punch lands to the side of Ghetto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ghetto wants to land a leg kick but Magnifico is out of range. Magnifico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghetto swats away the attempt to clinch by Magnifico. Ghetto misses with a few strikes there.
Magnifico is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Ghetto throws a head kick but Magnifico moves out of range.
Magnifico throws a front kick that sends Ghetto stumbling back into the cage. Magnifico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Nice body kick from Magnifico. Ghetto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Magnifico moves into the clinch successfully.
Ghetto blocks an uppercut.
Ghetto misses with a hook from the clinch. Ghetto tries to land knees in the clinch but Magnifico avoids the damage to the body. Magnifico pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ghetto misses with a knee to the head. Magnifico working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ghetto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ghetto can't get the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Magnifico pushes Ghetto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Ghetto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ghetto landing knees to the body.
Ghetto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Magnifico up against the cage. Project Ghetto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Magnifico lands a hook that snaps the head of Ghetto backwards. Ghetto misses with a hook from the clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ghetto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Magnifico avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Magnifico using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghetto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magnifico scores with a shot to the side of Ghetto's head. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heraldo Magnifico dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Project Ghetto's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Magnifico changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Magnifico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghetto.
Ghetto avoids a kick to the body.
Magnifico shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ghetto sprawls well. Ghetto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Magnifico gets slowly back to his feet. Ghetto walks into a jab. Ghetto moves out of range of the body kick from Magnifico.
Magnifico connects with a body shot. Magnifico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghetto manages to avoid it. Ghetto thows a body shot but no joy. Ghetto throws a body kick that misses and Magnifico counters with a nice body kick.
Ghetto doesn't manage to clinch there - Magnifico circles away.
Ghetto lands a leg kick that knocks Magnifico off balance momentarily. Ghetto shoots in for a takedown but Magnifico shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ghetto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Magnifico is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Magnifico looks to land a body kick but Ghetto moved away. Ghetto throws a sloppy head kick and Magnifico moves out of range easily. Magnifico cracks Ghetto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Ghetto throws a nice inside leg kick. Ghetto misses with a kick to the body.
Ghetto throws out a leg kick but Magnifico moves out of range and Ghetto only half commits. Ghetto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ghetto shoots for a takedown but Magnifico saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Ghetto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magnifico moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Ghetto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Magnifico feints and then cracks Ghetto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ghetto down. Magnifico cracks Ghetto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Magnifico misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magnifico takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ghetto throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Magnifico lands with an uppercut that bounces Ghetto off the cage and back into range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ghetto checks a leg kick nicely. Ghetto takes one on the button. Magnifico moves into the clinch. Magnifico pushes Ghetto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Magnifico lands with a short shot to the head. A right handed body shot lands from Ghetto.
Magnifico misses with a short punch on the inside. Magnifico pressing his opponent against the cage. Magnifico lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ghetto backwards. Magnifico lands with a left to the head. Magnifico misses with the head strike.
Ghetto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ghetto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Magnifico takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magnifico. Ghetto dodges an elbow strike from Magnifico.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magnifico creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Ghetto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ghetto has hold of one of Magnifico's legs. Magnifico is fighting the takedown attempt but Ghetto gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Magnifico throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ghetto trying to control the position from guard on top but Magnifico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Magnifico has his foot on Ghetto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ghetto works his way back into a safe position though. Magnifico is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ghetto defends well. Ghetto trying to control the position from guard on top but Magnifico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Magnifico looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Ghetto with a flurry of punches that miss. Ghetto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Magnifico can't keep his opponent in guard - Ghetto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Magnifico is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Ghetto winds up and cracks Magnifico with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Magnifico is trying to maintain the position but Ghetto is very close to passing his half guard. Ghetto working Magnifico over with strikes. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ghetto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Magnifico is looking to control Ghetto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Magnifico avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight! Heraldo Magnifico showed his dominance in that final round. I think Magnifico has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28 Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heraldo Magnifico! In his post fight interview, Heraldo Magnifico started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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