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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Weapon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sobral might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eros Ramazzotti - Un'Emozione Per Sempre . The Weapon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 cm
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169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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193 cm
27
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Sobral! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Weapon! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sobral moves into the clinch. Weapon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Sobral lands an elbow inside.
It looks like The Weapon has been cut. Sobral misses with an elbow over the top. Sobral tries to land knees in the clinch but Weapon avoids the damage to the body. Sobral working Weapon over with knees to the body. Sobral misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weapon.
Weapon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Weapon is trying to break the clinch but Sobral is controlling him. Sobral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weapon is defending well for now. Sobral tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weapon avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sobral throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sobral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weapon is defending well for now. Sobral comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Sobral gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sobral pressing his opponent against the cage. Weapon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sobral throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sobral lands a good knee to the midsection. Weapon won't want to take too many of those. Sobral throws an elbow but it misses.
Sobral is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Sobral throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sobral creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weapon's defenses.
That has opened up The Weapon's cut even more. Sobral lands an elbow just above Weapon 's eye. Sobral misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weapon.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sobral throws an elbow but it misses.
Sobral creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Sobral missing with knees to the body.
Sobral keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weapon's efforts to push away. With the fighters up against the cage, Sobral throws an elbow but misses. Weapon managing to block the knees to the body from Sobral.
Sobral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weapon is defending well for now. Sobral lands an elbow just above Weapon 's eye. Sobral is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sobral is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sobral gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Weapon takes an elbow to the temple. Sobral missing with knees to the body.
Sobral just leaning against Weapon, taking a breather. Weapon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sobral seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Weapon can turn it around. Sobral lands an elbow that stopped Weapon in his tracks for a moment. Knees in the clinch landing for Sobral.
Sobral lands an elbow inside that Weapon shrugs off.
The cut above The Weapon's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Sobral keeps control of Weapon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Weapon takes an elbow to the temple. Sobral scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sobral landing knees to the body.
Weapon looks winded! Sobral creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Knees to the body from Sobral.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sobral holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sobral gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Sobral lands an elbow inside that Weapon shrugs off. Sobral putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Weapon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Come on Sobral - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sobral misses with a knee to the head. Sobral lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Sobral dominated that round. The cut man is working on The Weapon's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sobral wants to clinch up but Weapon keeps it at a distance. Sobral tries to clinch but Weapon moves out of range. Sobral tries to clinch up and Weapon counters with a straight right hand. The fight moves into the clinch position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sobral throws an elbow that misses.
Sobral lands a nice elbow. Sobral lands an elbow that stopped Weapon in his tracks for a moment.
The Weapon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at The Weapon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Antonio Sobral! During a confident post fight interview, Antonio Sobral thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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