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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jules Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Formiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
140 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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21
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Counter fighter
Prefers standup
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Determined
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jules Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Formiga!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Formiga gets a clinch.
Formiga dodges an elbow strike from Cassidy.
Formiga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Formiga connects with a high kick.
Cassidy swats away the attempt to clinch by Formiga.
Formiga has managed to clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Formiga is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Formiga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Cassidy coming out on top.
Formiga connects with a solid leg kick.
Formiga punishes Cassidy's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cassidy wants to clinch
and Cassidy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cassidy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Formiga lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Formiga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Formiga closes the distance and pushes Cassidy back into the ropes.
Formiga crunches a lovely knee into Cassidy's ribcage.
Formiga breaks from the clinch.
Formiga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cassidy throws a lazy head kick
and Formiga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cassidy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cassidy misses with a head kick.
Formiga throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Formiga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cassidy is rocked!
Cassidy misses with a double jab
and Formiga counters by moving into the clinch.
Oh Cassidy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Formiga is working Cassidy over against the ropes.
Cassidy seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee calls for Formiga to work.
Cassidy trying to land knees to the body.
Cassidy tries a body shot but Formiga blocks it.
Cassidy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Formiga takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Formiga crunches a lovely knee into Cassidy's ribcage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Formiga as Cassidy tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cassidy working hard to break the clinch.
Cassidy wants to get back to striking at distance but Formiga won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Formiga dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Formiga clinches with his opponent.
Cassidy is trying to break free.
Formiga prevents Cassidy from breaking the clinch.
Formiga is stalling here.
Formiga prevents a body shot from Cassidy.
Formiga blocks an elbow strike from Cassidy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Formiga dodges an elbow strike from Cassidy.
Formiga breaks from the clinch.
Formiga gets a clinch.
Formiga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Formiga lands a right hand.
Formiga breaks from the clinch.
Formiga moves into the clinch.
Formiga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Formiga manages to break the clinch.
Cassidy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Formiga.
Formiga swats away the attempt to clinch by Cassidy.
Formiga rushes Cassidy and presses him up against the ropes.
Cassidy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Formiga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Formiga wants to clinch.
Formiga works over Cassidy's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Formiga is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Formiga lands a head kick. Cassidy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Formiga scores with a head kick.
Cassidy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Formiga.
Bruno Formiga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Formiga tries to clinch there but Cassidy circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cassidy looks to clinch
and Formiga counters by clinching up.
Formiga taking a breather.
Formiga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Formiga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Formiga closes the distance and clinches.
Formiga cracks Cassidy with a nice body shot.
Formiga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cassidy throws a body kick that misses
and Formiga counters with a body kick that stops Cassidy in his tracks momentarily.
Cassidy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Formiga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Formiga closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cassidy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Formiga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cassidy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cassidy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Formiga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Formiga doesn't manage to clinch there - Cassidy circles away.
Cassidy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jules Cassidy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy moves in looking to clinch but Formiga pushes him off.
Cassidy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Formiga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Formiga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cassidy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Formiga feints a jab promting Cassidy to slip. Formiga then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cassidy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Formiga scores with a head kick. Cassidy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Formiga lands a right and a left and another right! Cassidy goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruno Formiga!
Bruno Formiga thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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