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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Beefcake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutus Beefcake has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Afonso Cabral's chin.
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300 lbs
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272 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Afonso Cabral!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brutus Beefcake!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefcake has his takedown stuffed
and Cabral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beefcake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cabral circles away.
Cabral tries to counter by clinching up but Beefcake breaks away and moves out of range.
Beefcake misses with a wild body shot.
As Beefcake tries to get set, Cabral tries to push him back and clinch up but Beefcake manages to avoid the attempt.
Cabral keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Afonso Cabral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutus Beefcake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beefcake fails with the takedown.
Afonso Cabral is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefcake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cabral is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Beefcake.
Beefcake misses with a right hand
and Cabral counters by clinching up.
Cabral has Beefcake pushed against the cage.
Cabral avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cabral for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cabral lands a hook that snaps the head of Beefcake backwards.
Cabral scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beefcake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beefcake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabral.
Cabral'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.
Cabral lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cabral.
Cabral is pushing Beefcake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cabral scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabral displaying some good clinch control by pressing Beefcake up against the cage.
Beefcake tries to circle away but Cabral has him pinned against the cage.
Cabral taking a breather.
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 frustrated look appears on Beefcake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beefcake letting Cabral take a breather here.
Beefcake trying to stall but Cabral improves his position.
Cabral holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Afonso Cabral.
A shot to the body from Beefcake misses
and Cabral counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake misses with a hook to the body
and Cabral counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabral uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beefcake.
Beefcake throws a hook but Cabral blocks it.
Beefcake shoots for a double leg takedown but Cabral sprawls well. He's pushed Beefcake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cabral tries to counter by clinching up but Beefcake breaks away and moves out of range.
Beefcake throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Cabral counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Cabral.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Beefcake misses
letting Cabral counter with a right hand.
Beefcake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cabral sprawls well. Cabral wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beefcake gets slowly back to his feet.
Beefcake shoots and misses
and Cabral counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cabral.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right from Cabral.
Cabral lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Cabral.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beefcake being controlled against the cage.
Cabral controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afonso Cabral dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beefcake throws a chopping leg kick but Cabral manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Beefcake gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cabral moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cabral.
Cabral lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beefcake.
Cabral is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beefcake can do to turn this around?
Cabral pushes Beefcake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabral presses Beefcake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cabral stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Cabral.
Cabral leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cabral gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beefcake is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Cabral on the inside.
Cabral stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cabral lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beefcake backwards.
Cabral is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cabral.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beefcake.
Beefcake tries to break the clinch but Cabral is controlling the position.
Afonso Cabral has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cabral lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cabral makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Cabral.
Cabral lands with a short shot to the head.
Cabral lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cabral presses Beefcake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cabral working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabral lands a hook that snaps the head of Beefcake backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral stalls.
Cabral stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cabral.
A hook to the body from Cabral.
Cabral is struggling to control the position.
Cabral drops Beefcake onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Beefcake is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Beefcake is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Cabral.
Good body shot from Cabral.
Cabral digs a right hand underneath Beefcake's ribcage. Beefcake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cabral drops Beefcake onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Beefcake is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Beefcake is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabral finish him?
Cabral is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cabral lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cabral lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beefcake seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cabral throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabral slowing the pace effectively.
Cabral works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cabral throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabral throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabral slows down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Cabral as the two fighters clinch.
Cabral softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cabral.
Cabral lands with a left to the head.
Cabral stalling the fight.
Cabral lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabral manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cabral stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Afonso Cabral.
Cabral lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Cabral lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cabral jabs at Beefcake's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afonso Cabral dominated that second round.
That's time! Cabral's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beefcake darts in looking for a takedown but Cabral gets double underhooks and turns Beefcake into the cage.
Cabral wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Beefcake or perhaps it was just good defense by Cabral, which made it look bad.
Beefcake misses with a hook.
Cabral tries to counter by clinching up but Beefcake breaks away and moves out of range.
Beefcake's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Beefcake's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Beefcake fails with the takedown
and Cabral counters by moving into the clinch.
Afonso Cabral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutus Beefcake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Cabral.
Still in the clinch, Cabral scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beefcake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cabral stalls.
A short body shot lands from Cabral as the two fighters clinch.
Cabral lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cabral lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cabral takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cabral drops Beefcake onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Beefcake is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cabral is stalling here.
The referee calls for Cabral to work.
Cabral is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Afonso Cabral.
Beefcake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cabral tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Beefcake manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake misses with a takedown
and Cabral counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabral lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cabral slows down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cabral - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cabral lands a left hand.
Beefcake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cabral makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cabral drops Beefcake onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Beefcake is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Beefcake can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cabral.
Cabral lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cabral stalling.
Come on Cabral - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cabral has Beefcake pressed against the cage, preventing Beefcake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Beefcake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cabral avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cabral just leaning against Beefcake, taking a breather.
Cabral lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beefcake or not.
Cabral works on Beefcake's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Cabral as the two fighters clinch.
Cabral manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cabral is struggling to control the position.
Beefcake letting Cabral take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Afonso Cabral.
Beefcake shoots for a takedown but Cabral saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beefcake throws a hook to the side of Cabral's head but Cabral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beefcake tries for a takedown but Cabral circles away easily
and Cabral counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beefcake goes for a double leg but Cabral avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cabral continues to drive forward.
As Beefcake tries to get set, Cabral tries to push him back and clinch up but Beefcake manages to avoid the attempt.
We've been told by Cabral's head coaches at Woodhouse's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Beefcake has his takedown stuffed
and Cabral counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afonso Cabral clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cabral lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beefcake throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabral counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Beefcake.
Cabral keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beefcake throws the left hand but Cabral avoids the punch easily.
As Beefcake tries to get set, Cabral tries to push him back and clinch up but Beefcake manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefcake misses with a takedown
and Cabral counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Beefcake misses.
Cabral tries to counter by clinching up but Beefcake breaks away and moves out of range.
Beefcake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cabral is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Beefcake.
A telegraphed right hand from Beefcake misses the target.
Cabral tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Beefcake manages to circle out of the way.
Beefcake throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Cabral to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Cabral counter with a right hand.
Afonso Cabral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutus Beefcake.
Cabral darts in and clinches Beefcake up against the cage.
Cabral drops Beefcake onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Beefcake is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabral'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.
Beefcake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cabral.
Beefcake is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cabral drops Beefcake onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Beefcake is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Beefcake misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral drops Beefcake onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Beefcake is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cabral leaning against his opponent.
Cabral taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cabral stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cabral throws a big uppercut that drops Beefcake! More strikes from Cabral and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Beefcake lies dazed against the cage as Cabral celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Afonso Cabral!
Afonso Cabral retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Afonso Cabral thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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