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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Muriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Eugemia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernardo Muriel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 cm
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220 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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175 cm
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145 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo Muriel! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Eugemia! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight moves into the clinch position. Eugemia looking to slow down the pace here. Muriel tries a body shot but Eugemia blocks it.
Muriel lands a nice uppercut. Eugemia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Muriel.
Muriel misses with a body punch.
Muriel pushes Eugemia back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Muriel blocking some punches.
Muriel lands a shot to the body. Muriel misses with the head strike.
Muriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Eugemia prevents a body shot from Muriel. A nice right hand lands inside from Muriel. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Eugemia misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muriel. Eugemia told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight. Eugemia blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Muriel throws a punch but it's blocked by Eugemia. Eugemia has Muriel pressed against the ropes.
Muriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eugemia's elbow. Eugemia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Eugemia throws an elbow but misses. Eugemia digs a right hand into Muriel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muriel's gas tank. Eugemia misses with an elbow over the top. Eugemia tries a body shot but Muriel blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Eugemia fails to land. Eugemia trying to stall but Muriel improves his position.
Muriel lands a hook to the side of the head. Muriel blocks the elbow strike.
Muriel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Muriel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muriel. Muriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Eugemia scores with a shot to the side of Muriel's head. Eugemia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Eugemia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Muriel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Muriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Muriel blocks the elbow strike.
Eugemia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muriel.
Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Muriel scores with a nice short uppercut. Muriel lands a right hand.
Eugemia is rocked! Muriel throws a punch but it's blocked by Eugemia. Eugemia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Muriel trying to stall but Eugemia improves his position.
Muriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Eugemia controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Eugemia.
Muriel trying to stall but Eugemia improves his position.
Eugemia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Muriel fails to land. Muriel lands with a left to the head. Eugemia lands a damaging elbow. Muriel taking a breather. A head punch on the inside from Eugemia fails to land. Eugemia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Eugemia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Muriel blocks a body shot from Eugemia. A head punch on the inside from Eugemia fails to land. Muriel takes an elbow to the temple. Eugemia lands a hook to the side of the head. Muriel blocks an elbow strike from Eugemia.
Muriel misses with some punches.
Muriel misses with a punch on the inside.
Eugemia takes a shot to the head. Muriel working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Eugemia to work.
Muriel blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A body shot lands from Eugemia.
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! Eugemia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muriel backwards. Eugemia tries a body shot but Muriel blocks it.
Eugemia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Eugemia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muriel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muriel avoids the elbow strike from Eugemia, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. A right hand to the body from Muriel.
Eugemia tries to land knees in the clinch but Muriel avoids the damage to the body. Muriel takes an elbow to the forehead. Eugemia lands an elbow that stopped Muriel in his tracks for a moment. Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eugemia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes. Muriel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Eugemia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Muriel misses with some punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Eugemia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eugemia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muriel is keeping busy. Muriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muriel lands with a short shot to the head. Muriel misses with a body punch.
Muriel lands a hook that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards. Nice elbow from Eugemia. Muriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Eugemia lands a hook that snaps the head of Muriel backwards. Muriel tries to work over Eugemia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Eugemia looks to throw an elbow but misses. Muriel blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muriel as Eugemia tries to tie him up. Muriel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards. Eugemia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Eugemia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Eugemia is leaning against Muriel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eugemia's elbow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muriel. Eugemia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eugemia lands a shoulder strike. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Eugemia taking a breather. Muriel blocks an elbow strike. With the fighters up against the ropes, Eugemia throws an elbow but misses. Eugemia trying to stall but Muriel improves his position.
Muriel blocks a body shot from Eugemia. Eugemia is trying to stall.
Eugemia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Eugemia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Eugemia throws an elbow that misses.
Muriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Eugemia controls his hands.
Muriel swings wildly with an uppercut but Eugemia uses good head movement to avoid it. A right hand to the body from Muriel.
Eugemia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Eugemia fails to land. Muriel tries to work over Eugemia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Eugemia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muriel is keeping busy. Nice body punch from Muriel. Eugemia stalling in the clinch but Muriel improves position. A head punch blocked on the inside by Eugemia. Eugemia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muriel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards. Eugemia looks to throw an elbow but misses. Muriel is leaning against Eugemia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. A short right from Muriel. Muriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Muriel digs a right hand into Eugemia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eugemia's gas tank. Eugemia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muriel tries a body shot but Eugemia blocks it.
Eugemia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muriel blocks it with crossed arms. Muriel trying to stall but Eugemia improves his position.
Muriel avoids the elbow strike from Eugemia, against the ropes.
Eugemia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Eugemia - that landed with a thud.
Eugemia's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. This has been an exciting period of action! Muriel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards. Eugemia blocks an uppercut.
Eugemia struggles to land a body shot inside as Muriel controls his hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Muriel lands a nice uppercut. Muriel can't find room to land a body shot as Eugemia controls the action.
Eugemia working aggressively here.
Muriel misses with a body punch.
Eugemia throws an elbow that misses.
Eugemia trying to land knees to the body.
Eugemia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Muriel dodges an elbow strike from Eugemia.
Eugemia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eugemia. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Eugemia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Muriel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eugemia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muriel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muriel can't find room to land a body shot as Eugemia controls the action.
Muriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muriel. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bernardo Muriel will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eugemia throws a lazy right hand but Muriel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Eugemia gets tackled into the ropes by Muriel. Muriel maintains the clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Muriel. Eugemia lands with a short shot to the head. Muriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Eugemia controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Eugemia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Muriel lands a shoulder strike. Eugemia is still on wobbly legs! Can Muriel finish him? Muriel misses with a hook from the clinch. Eugemia seems to have recovered his senses. Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muriel lands with a short shot to the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Eugemia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eugemia misses with a short punch on the inside. Eugemia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Eugemia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Muriel digs a right hand into Eugemia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eugemia's gas tank. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Muriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eugemia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muriel.
Eugemia is trying to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Eugemia.
Muriel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Muriel tries a body shot but Eugemia blocks it.
Muriel lands with a right to the head. Still in the clinch, Muriel scores with a nice short uppercut. Muriel takes an elbow to the forehead. Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muriel has a couple of punches blocked by Eugemia.
Muriel can't find room to land a body shot as Eugemia controls the action.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike. Muriel misses with the head strike.
Muriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Eugemia controls his hands.
Eugemia taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Eugemia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Muriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Eugemia lands a nice elbow. Muriel misses with a punch on the inside.
Muriel blocks an elbow strike from Eugemia.
Bernardo Muriel has scored more points in the clinch so far. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Muriel lands a nice uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Muriel blocks an elbow strike from Eugemia.
Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eugemia throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Muriel.
Muriel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eugemias head. Muriel trying to stall but Eugemia improves his position.
Muriel avoids the elbow strike from Eugemia, against the ropes.
Eugemia blocks a body shot from Muriel.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Eugemia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A head punch blocked on the inside by Eugemia. Muriel lands a hook that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards. Eugemia is trying to stall.
Muriel scores with a nice hook to the head. Eugemia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Muriel's defenses. Muriel wants to stall.
Eugemia has Muriel pressed against the ropes.
Muriel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Eugemia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muriel is keeping busy. Eugemia takes a shot to the head. Eugemia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Muriel up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Eugemia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Muriel tries to throw a body punch but Eugemia avoids it by throwing Muriel back against the ropes. Muriel misses with a hook from the clinch. Eugemia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Muriel throws a head punch that misses. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Muriel misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Eugemia. Eugemia misses with an elbow over the top. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Eugemia looks to throw an elbow but misses. 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! Muriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eugemia's elbow. Muriel throws a head punch that misses. Muriel tries to work over Eugemia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Eugemia lands an elbow that stopped Muriel in his tracks for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Muriel has a couple of punches blocked by Eugemia.
Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Muriel looking to slow down the pace here. Eugemia lands on the inside with an uppercut. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muriel. Eugemia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muriel is keeping busy. Muriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muriel effectively controlling the action here. Muriel throws a head punch that misses. Eugemia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Muriel misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eugemia. A short body shot lands from Muriel as the two fighters clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Eugemia struggles to land a body shot inside as Muriel controls his hands.
Muriel misses with a hook from the clinch. Muriel scores with an uppercut up the middle. Eugemia prevents a body shot from Muriel. Eugemia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eugemia is trying to maintain a safe position but Muriel gets an underhook and turns Eugemia into the ropes. Eugemia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eugemia is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Muriel.
Muriel scores with an uppercut up the middle. Eugemia misses with an elbow over the top. Muriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muriel trying to control the position but instead, Eugemia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Muriel into the ropes. A head punch blocked on the inside by Eugemia.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Muriel tries a body shot but Eugemia blocks it.
Muriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eugemia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Muriel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eugemia is trying to maintain a safe position but Muriel gets an underhook and turns Eugemia into the ropes. Muriel misses with a punch to the body.
Muriel misses with a body punch.
Muriel misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Eugemia throws an elbow but misses. Muriel letting Eugemia take a breather here. A quick uppercut on the inside from Muriel. Eugemia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muriel misses with a punch on the inside.
Eugemia lands an elbow inside. Eugemia looking to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Muriel wants to stall.
Muriel avoids the elbow strike from Eugemia, against the ropes.
Eugemia lands an elbow inside. Muriel throws a head punch that misses. Muriel lands with a short shot to the head. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eugemia. Muriel is pushing Eugemia up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Eugemia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Muriel pushes Eugemia back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Eugemia lands a nice elbow. This has been an exciting period of action! A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Muriel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eugemia is trying to maintain a safe position but Muriel gets an underhook and turns Eugemia into the ropes. Muriel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Muriel. Eugemia pushes off an throws an elbow but Muriel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Muriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eugemia lands a damaging elbow. Eugemia is looking to control Muriel's arms but Muriel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eugemia has his back to the ropes. Muriel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eugemias head. Eugemia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Eugemia as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Muriel misses with a hook from the clinch. Eugemia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muriel blocks it with crossed arms. Muriel blocks the elbow strike.
Muriel takes an elbow to the temple. Muriel tries a body shot but Eugemia blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Muriel 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.
Eugemia cracks the inside of Muriel's front leg. Eugemia forces Muriel back against the ropes and clinches. Eugemia misses with an elbow strike.
Muriel misses with a body punch.
Muriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muriel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eugemia is keeping busy. Muriel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A short left from Eugemia. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Muriel misses with the head strike.
Eugemia looks to throw an elbow but misses. Eugemia lands an uppercut. Eugemia looking to slow down the pace here. The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round. Eugemia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muriel's elbow. Muriel dodges an elbow strike from Eugemia.
Eugemia trying to control the position but instead, Muriel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eugemia into the ropes. Muriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muriel looking to stall.
Muriel lands a nice uppercut. Muriel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards. Muriel trying to control the position but instead, Eugemia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Muriel into the ropes. Muriel throws a punch but it's blocked by Eugemia.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Eugemia misses with an elbow over the top. Muriel tries to work over Eugemia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Eugemia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eugemia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Muriel working some nice short punches in the clinch. Muriel swings wildly with an uppercut but Eugemia uses good head movement to avoid it. Muriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eugemia lands a shot to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Eugemia tries to throw a body punch but Muriel avoids it by throwing Eugemia back against the ropes. Eugemia scores with a shoulder strike. Eugemia pushes off an throws an elbow but Muriel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Muriel tries to stall but Eugemia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Eugemia is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Eugemia seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Eugemia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Eugemia trying to stall but Muriel improves his position.
Muriel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Eugemia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muriel's brow. Muriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Eugemia controls his hands.
Muriel misses with a punch to the body.
Eugemia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Eugemia is trying to stall.
Eugemia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Muriel lands on the inside with an uppercut. A battle for position here, against the ropes. A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Eugemia. Eugemia closes the distance and pushes Muriel back into the ropes. Muriel throws a punch but it's blocked by Eugemia. Muriel misses with a punch on the inside.
Eugemia taking a breather. Muriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Eugemia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Eugemia lands a nice elbow. Eugemia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muriel is keeping busy. Muriel tries to work over Eugemia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Muriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eugemia. Muriel lands a hook that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards. Muriel lands a hook that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Muriel takes an elbow to the forehead. Eugemia pushes off an throws an elbow but Muriel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Muriel misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Muriel.
Eugemia blocks an uppercut.
Muriel blocks an elbow strike from Eugemia.
Eugemia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eugemia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Muriel throws a head punch that misses. Eugemia tries to stall but Muriel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Eugemia lands a body shot. Muriel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Eugemia. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muriel as Eugemia tries to tie him up. Eugemia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eugemia looking to slow down the pace here.
That's six minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Muriel. A head punch on the inside from Muriel fails to land. Eugemia digs a right hand underneath Muriel's ribcage. Muriel let out a lung full of air as it connected. Muriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike. Eugemia prevents a body shot from Muriel. Eugemia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Eugemia misses with a body punch.
Muriel misses with a body punch.
Muriel misses with a hook from the clinch. Muriel blocks an elbow strike. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Muriel lands with a left to the head. Muriel lands a body punch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muriel as Eugemia tries to tie him up. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Eugemia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muriel's brow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Muriel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards. Eugemia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eugemia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Muriel tries to stall but Eugemia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Muriel working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Muriel swings wildly with an uppercut but Eugemia uses good head movement to avoid it. Eugemia looking to throw knees to the head but Muriel is blocking nicely.
Eugemia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muriel is keeping busy. Muriel misses with some punches.
Muriel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes. Muriel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Eugemia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Muriel blocks the elbow strike.
Muriel misses with a hook from the clinch. Eugemia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muriel backwards. Muriel throws a punch but it's blocked by Eugemia. Muriel tries to work over Eugemia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Eugemia lands with a short shot to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Eugemia. Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muriel scores with a shoulder strike. This has been an exciting period of action! Muriel misses with some punches.
Muriel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Muriel.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Eugemia is stalling here.
Eugemia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Eugemia wants to stall.
Eugemia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Eugemia tries to land knees in the clinch but Muriel avoids the damage to the body. Eugemia misses with an elbow strike.
Eugemia is looking to control Muriel's arms but Muriel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eugemia has his back to the ropes. Muriel misses with the head strike.
Eugemia misses with an elbow over the top. Eugemia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Eugemia lands a body punch in the clinch. Eugemia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muriel misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Eugemia. Eugemia tries to stall but Muriel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Muriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eugemia misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bernardo Muriel did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muriel tries to clinch but Eugemia is having none of it. Muriel tries to clinch up. Eugemia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muriel. Danga de danga de dang - Eugemia scores with a four punch combination! Eugemia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Eugemia clinches with his opponent.
Eugemia lands an elbow inside that Muriel shrugs off. Muriel wants to stall.
Muriel scores with an uppercut up the middle. Eugemia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muriel backwards. Muriel dodges an elbow strike from Eugemia.
Muriel misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eugemia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Muriel lands a nice uppercut. The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. Muriel blocks an elbow strike. Eugemia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Eugemia stalling against the ropes.
Muriel misses with a punch on the inside.
Eugemia pushes off an throws an elbow but Muriel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Eugemia lands an elbow just above Muriel 's eye.
It looks like Bernardo Muriel has been cut. Eugemia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muriel's elbow. Eugemia tries to stall but Muriel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Muriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muriel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eugemia or not. Eugemia tries to stall but Muriel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Eugemia blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Eugemia trying to control the position but instead, Muriel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eugemia into the ropes. Eugemia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muriel backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Eugemia misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Eugemia throws an elbow but misses. Eugemia tries to work over Muriel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Muriel prevents a body shot from Eugemia. Eugemia lands on the inside with an uppercut. Eugemia throws an elbow but it misses.
Eugemia blocks a body shot from Muriel. Muriel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards. Muriel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Muriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eugemia's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Eugemia looking to slow down the pace here. Eugemia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Eugemia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Eugemia misses with a knee strike.
Eugemia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eugemia throws an elbow that misses.
Eugemia lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Muriel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eugemia backwards. Eugemia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Eugemia lands an elbow inside that Muriel shrugs off.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Muriel scores with a nice hook to the head. Muriel avoids the elbow strike from Eugemia, against the ropes.
Eugemia lands an elbow that stopped Muriel in his tracks for a moment. Eugemia slows down the pace here.
Eugemia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eugemia is leaning against Muriel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Eugemia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eugemia scores with an uppercut up the middle. Eugemia wants to stall.
Eugemia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Muriel's defenses.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Muriel can't find room to land a body shot as Eugemia controls the action.
Eugemia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Muriel blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Eugemia prevents a body shot from Muriel. Eugemia tries to land a knee to the head but Muriel blocks with his arms.
Muriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Muriel misses with a hook from the clinch. Eugemia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Muriel pushes Eugemia against the ropes. Muriel is working some dirty boxing. Muriel pushes off with a quick right hook! Eugemia goes down! Eugemia tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Muriel moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernardo Muriel! Bernardo Muriel is the new super heavyweight champion! Bernardo Muriel decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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