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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oko Cyklopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iwo Michalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oko Cyklopa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oko Cyklopa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iwo Michalski!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyklopa rushes Michalski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Michalski letting Cyklopa take a breather here.
Michalski is trying to pull guard but Cyklopa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cyklopa slowing the pace effectively.
Cyklopa prevents the takedown attempt.
Michalski stalling the fight.
Cyklopa gets underhooks to prevent Michalski's takedown attempt.
Oko Cyklopa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iwo Michalski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michalski letting Cyklopa take a breather here.
Cyklopa keeps control of Michalski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cyklopa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cyklopa as Michalski tries to tie him up.
Michalski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cyklopa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cyklopa moves into the clinch.
Cyklopa has Michalski pressed against the cage.
Michalski goes for a takedown attempt but Cyklopa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cyklopa closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michalski is trying to break the clinch but Cyklopa has him pressed against the cage.
Cyklopa leaning against his opponent.
Cyklopa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Michalski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cyklopa smiles and moves away.
Cyklopa moves into range and clinches up with Michalski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalski tries to pull guard but Cyklopa won't allow it.
Michalski breaks the clinch.
Cyklopa clinches up with Michalski and pushes him back against the cage.
Cyklopa stalls.
Michalski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cyklopa is defending well.
Michalski slows down the pace here.
Cyklopa stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cyklopa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cyklopa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Oko Cyklopa.
Cyklopa closes the distance and clinches.
Cyklopa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Michalski up against the cage.
Cyklopa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cyklopa for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michalski has a couple of punches blocked by Cyklopa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oko Cyklopa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cyklopa moves into range and clinches up with Michalski.
Cyklopa blocks an elbow strike from Michalski.
Michalski letting Cyklopa take a breather here.
Cyklopa avoiding damage as Michalski throws knees to the body.
Cyklopa blocks an elbow strike from Michalski.
Michalski letting Cyklopa take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cyklopa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Michalski, pushing him back against the cage.
Michalski has a couple of punches blocked by Cyklopa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalski tries to score a body lock takedown but Cyklopa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Michalski is trying to break the clinch but Cyklopa is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cyklopa.
Michalski struggles to land a body shot inside as Cyklopa controls his hands.
Michalski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cyklopa avoids it.
Oko Cyklopa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Michalski tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cyklopa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cyklopa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michalski can do to turn this around?
Cyklopa pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Oko Cyklopa.
Cyklopa is looking to clinch.
Michalski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oko Cyklopa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iwo Michalski.
Cyklopa moves into the clinch.
Cyklopa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Michalski tries to break the clinch but Cyklopa is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Michalski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cyklopa is struggling to control the position.
Michalski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cyklopa smiles and moves away.
Oko Cyklopa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cyklopa doesn't manage to clinch there - Michalski circles away.
Cyklopa moves into the clinch.
Michalski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cyklopa after a bit of a struggle.
Michalski tries to pull guard but Cyklopa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Michalski breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cyklopa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oko Cyklopa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cyklopa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cyklopa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cyklopa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cyklopa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oko Cyklopa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cyklopa leaves Michalski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michalski rushes Cyklopa and presses him up against the cage.
Michalski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Michalski is pushing Cyklopa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Michalski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cyklopa pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Michalski.
Michalski shoots for a takedown but Cyklopa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oko Cyklopa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iwo Michalski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyklopa closes the distance and clinches.
Michalski tries to pull guard but Cyklopa won't allow it.
Michalski is trying to maintain a safe position but Cyklopa gets an underhook and turns Michalski into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cyklopa taking a breather.
Cyklopa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cyklopa stops a takedown attempt from Michalski.
Cyklopa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cyklopa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Michalski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cyklopa moves into the clinch successfully.
Michalski has had enough of the clinch but Cyklopa keeps him there for the moment.
Michalski wants a takedown but no success here.
Michalski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cyklopa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Michalski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cyklopa slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalski wants a takedown.
Michalski tries to work over Cyklopa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Michalski tries to pull guard but Cyklopa holds him up against the cage and eventually Michalski drops back down to his feet.
Cyklopa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cyklopa just leaning against Michalski, taking a breather.
Cyklopa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Oko Cyklopa.
Cyklopa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michalski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michalski keeps the fight on the outside.
Cyklopa sets himself, and Michalski steps forward looking for the clinch! Cyklopa avoids it this time.
Michalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michalski wants to counter with a clinch but Cyklopa pushes him away.
Michalski drives through and clinches with Cyklopa against the cage.
Michalski is trying to push Cyklopa away but Cyklopa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cyklopa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Michalski up against the cage.
Michalski wants to stall.
Iwo Michalski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michalski trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oko Cyklopa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cyklopa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oko Cyklopa!
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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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