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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumrall's entrance music is Kutless - Smile. A fine choice. Ferreira has chosen Killers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jonah Sumrall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antonio Carlos Ferreira's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonah Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumrall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferreira is looking to slow Sumrall down with leg kicks.
A lazy left from Ferreira finds it's target.
Sumrall slips under a jab from Ferreira.
Sumrall throwing a counter right hand but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Ferreira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira swings for the body but Sumrall moves out of range.
Ferreira throws a head kick but Sumrall moves out of range.
Ferreira scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sumrall moves out of range as Ferreira strikes.
Sumrall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
Sumrall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've been told by Sumrall's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Sumrall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
Sumrall looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the body
and Sumrall finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sumrall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sumrall is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ferreira swings widly with a right hand
and Sumrall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferreira throws a hook to the side of Sumrall's head but Sumrall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferreira scores with a nice head shot.
Jonah Sumrall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferreira throws a right hand that misses
and Sumrall counters with a nice body kick.
Jab by Ferreira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira wants to slow Sumrall down by chopping away at his legs.
Sumrall looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ferreira throws an off balance right hand
and Sumrall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sumrall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferreira digs a good body shot into Sumrall's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Ferreira there.
Ferreira thuds his right hand into Sumrall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Ferreira
and Sumrall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Ferreira.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ferreira!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ferreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Sumrall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Sumrall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Sumrall counters with a quick kick to the body but Ferreira blocks it.
Ferreira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sumrall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ferreira goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ferreira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sumrall thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ferreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sumrall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferreira misses with a body punch
and Sumrall counters with a good, hard body kick but Ferreira shrugs it off.
Ferreira is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sumrall had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ferreira looks to throw the jab but Sumrall is out of range.
Ferreira shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira jabs at Sumrall's body.
Ferreira scores with a body shot.
Ferreira connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferreira misses with a straight right.
Sumrall throws a counter high kick but Ferreira was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sumrall avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
As Ferreira looks to move away, Sumrall throws a big counter combo bu Ferreira just gets out of the way.
Sumrall blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sumrall slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferreira, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sumrall jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ferreira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sumrall.
Sumrall appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ferreira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sumrall circles away.
Ferreira just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSumrall.
Ferreira throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Sumrall is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Ferreira.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sumrall manages to avoid it.
Ferreira looks to throw the jab but Sumrall is out of range.
Sumrall throws a counter high kick but Ferreira was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ferreira punishes Sumrall's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferreira takes a swing at Sumrall's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Ferreira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira feints and then cracks Sumrall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sumrall down.
Ferreira throws a hook but Sumrall avoids it easily.
Sumrall thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ferreira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sumrall counters with a straight right hand.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferreira throws a chopping leg kick but Sumrall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sumrall lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferreira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut
and Sumrall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ferreira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferreira. That's going to slow Sumrall down.
Ferreira stuns Sumrall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Sumrall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ferreira connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferreira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ferreira works Sumrall's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
It looked like Sumrall was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ferreira misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Sumrall misses the target.
Ferreira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira cracks Sumrall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Sumrall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferreira throws a leg kick
and Sumrall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferreira throws a sloppy body shot
and Sumrall finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ferreira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sumrall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ferreira somewhat.
Sumrall quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a right hand
and Sumrall counters with a good, hard body kick but Ferreira shrugs it off.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sumrall throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ferreira avoids it.
Sumrall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sumrall throwing a counter right hand but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Sumrall ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
It looked like Sumrall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ferreira misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Sumrall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ferreira swings for the body but Sumrall moves out of range.
Sumrall quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ferreira misses with a left hand
letting Sumrall counter with a right hand.
Ferreira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sumrall. Sumrall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sumrall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ferreira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ferreira throws the left hand but Sumrall avoids the punch easily.
Sumrall defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Ferreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Ferreira is predictable there
and Sumrall counters with a left and a right that stings Ferreira.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sumrall might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sumrall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferreira.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ferreira!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira misses with a looping left.
Ferreira thuds a left hand into Sumrall's body.
Ferreira misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a hook but Sumrall avoids it easily.
Sumrall throws a quick counter head kick but Ferreira was just out of range.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sumrall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sumrall lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ferreira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sumrall's calf.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the body
and Sumrall counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ferreira is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferreira throws a leg kick
and Sumrall counters with a crisp one two that drops Ferreira! Sumrall thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ferreira to his feet! Ferreira is in big trouble!
Ferreira is rocked!
Ferreira throws a leg kick which misses Sumrall's front leg but catches the back leg as Sumrall tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sumrall checks a leg kick.
Sumrall quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the body
and Sumrall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira misses with a hook
and Sumrall counters with a nice body kick.
Ferreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Ferreira finds it's way through Sumrall's defenses.
Sumrall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferreira.
Ferreira darts in looking for a takedown but Sumrall gets double underhooks and turns Ferreira into the cage.
It looked like Sumrall was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ferreira shoots in and gets a takedown into Sumrall's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to free his leg and advance position but Sumrall is retaining full guard.
Ferreira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ferreira is looking to work some ground and pound but Sumrall has wrist control.
Ferreira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferreira throws an elbow that misses. Sumrall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ferreira's guard. Nice move by Sumrall!
Sumrall preventing the sweep.
Ferreira looking to control but Sumrall passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ferreira has his hands clasped together around Sumrall's back. He's all about the action.
Ferreira felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ferreira is refusing to be controlled, as Sumrall sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Carlos Ferreira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ferreira 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
Antonio Carlos Ferreira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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