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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Von Cranial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento has chosen Psirico - Lepo Lepo as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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200 cm
25
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
21
274 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Cranial! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Flavio Nascimento! The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nascimento connects with an inside leg kick. Cranial throws a hook to the side of Nascimento's head but Nascimento sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Nascimento takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cranial crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nascimento - the referee stops the clock and Cranial gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nascimento. Cranial manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Cranial rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nascimento counters with a lovely straight right hand! Cranial connects with a nice looking jab.
Nascimento steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cranial. Cranial has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Cranial dodges the punch combination from Nascimento.
Cranial misses with a left hand and Nascimento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nascimento staying out of range there. Nascimento defending well as Cranial loads up on a big left hand. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Good standup being displayed there by Cranial as he connects with a hook. Cranial throws a looping overhand right but Nascimento ducks down to avoid it. Cranial misses with a hook. Nascimento lands with a shot to the body. Cranial gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Nascimento makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Nascimento lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Cranial throws a punch but it's blocked by Nascimento.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nascimento scores with an uppercut up the middle. Nascimento lands with a left to the head. Nascimento throws a head punch that misses. Nascimento pushes Cranial back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Cranial fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial misses with the head strike.
Nascimento stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Cranial is breathing heavily. Nascimento lands with a right to the head. Cranial tries to throw a body punch but Nascimento avoids it by throwing Cranial back against the ropes. Cranial misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Nice body punch from Nascimento - that landed with a thud.
Nascimento lands a nice uppercut. Nascimento lands a hook that snaps the head of Cranial backwards. Nascimento scores with a shoulder strike. 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! A hook to the body from Nascimento.
Cranial prevents a body shot from Nascimento. A right hook to the body lands for Nascimento.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nascimento working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Cranial's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Nascimento lands with a light punch inside. The referee calls for Nascimento to work.
Cranial blocks an uppercut.
Nascimento goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cranial misses with a hook from the clinch. A short right from Nascimento on the inside. Nascimento swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nascimento. Nascimento presses Cranial against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Nascimento misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nascimento misses with a short punch on the inside. Nascimento lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Cranial misses with a punch on the inside.
Nascimento has a couple of punches blocked by Cranial.
Nascimento swings wildly with an uppercut but Cranial uses good head movement to avoid it. Cranial blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nascimento lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cranial backwards. A short right from Nascimento. Nascimento lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cranial backwards. Cranial has a couple of punches blocked by Nascimento.
Nascimento tries to throw a body punch but Cranial avoids it by throwing Nascimento back against the ropes. Nascimento blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nascimento. Cranial misses with some punches.
Nascimento is leaning against Cranial and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Nascimento lands a body punch in the clinch. Nascimento gets through Cranial's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Nascimento lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cranial backwards. Nascimento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cranial takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Nascimento lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nascimento steps in with a hook that catches Cranial right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nascimento follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Cranial looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flavio Nascimento!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
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