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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Obi Canuel (ranked 712 p4p, 94 weight class) and Antonio Lobo (ranked 1855 p4p, 249 weight class). Lobo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hayden James - Embrace. Obi Canuel had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Canuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobo throws a leg kick that misses.
Lobo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Canuel.
Antonio Lobo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lobo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lobo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Canuel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Canuel checks a low kick from Lobo.
It looked like Canuel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Canuel fails to land with a series of punches.
Lobo throws the kick towards the body but Canuel avoids it.
Canuel throws a body punch but Lobo moves out of range.
Lobo is looking to score with low kicks.
Lobo connects with a leg kick. Canuel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lobo connects with an inside leg kick.
Lobo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Canuel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo throws a low kick but Canuel avoids it.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Canuel counters with a series of strikes. Lobo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Canuel checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Canuel.
Canuel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lobo manages to avoid it.
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Canuel counters with an inside leg kick.
Canuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Lobo.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Lobo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Canuel does it's job there.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Canuel checks it.
Lobo thows a leg kick but Canuel checks it
and Canuel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A leg kick checked by Canuel.
Canuel is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuel throws the left hand but Lobo avoids the punch easily.
Canuel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring 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!
Lobo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Canuel.
Lobo scores with a spinning back kick!
Lobo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lobo looks for the body kick but Canuel saw that one coming.
Lobo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lobo moves in looking to clinch but Canuel pushes him off.
Lobo scores with a spinning back kick!
Lobo blocks a jab.
Lobo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lobo misses with a body kick.
Lobo ducks under a wild hook from Canuel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Canuel counters with a stiff right hand.
Canuel lunges at Lobo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lobo's hand.
Lobo moves into range and clinches up with Canuel.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Canuel to keep the fight standing.
Lobo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canuel's elbow.
Lobo lands a nice uppercut.
Canuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lobo misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canuel.
Lobo blocking some punches.
Canuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Canuel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lobo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Canuel backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lobo misses with a punch on the inside.
Canuel tries to stall but Lobo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Lobo.
Canuel misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Canuel to keep the fight standing.
Canuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Canuel takes a shot to the head.
Canuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Lobo.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Canuel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Obi Canuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Lobo.
Canuel misses with the head strike.
Canuel throws a head punch that misses.
Lobo scores with a shot to the side of Canuel's head.
Lobo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Canuel is breathing heavily.
Lobo pulls guard effortlessly.
Lobo trying to control the position.
Lobo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Canuel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lobo controlling the position.
Let's hope that Lobo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lobo controls Canuel momentarily but Canuel frees himself.
Lobo looking for a sweep. Not yet Lobo, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Lobo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Canuel lands the left hand.
It looks like Canuel has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Canuel missing with a left hand there. Lobo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lobo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lobo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Canuel throws a poor cross that misses
and Lobo counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Lobo.
Lobo wants to slow Canuel down by chopping away at his legs.
Canuel connects with a body shot that sends Lobo's belly button to the back.
Lobo wants to slow Canuel down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Canuel tried to counter with a leg kick but Lobo avoided it.
Lobo throws a front kick aimed at Canuel's knee but Canuel avoids it well.
Canuel is looking to counter punch.
Lobo scores with a leg kick.
Lobo throws out a leg kick but Canuel moves out of range and Lobo only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Canuel misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canuel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lobo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Canuel avoids a kick to the body.
Lobo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Canuel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lobo throws a front kick aimed at Canuel's knee but Canuel avoids it well.
Canuel fails to land with a series of punches.
Lobo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Canuel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lobo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Canuel.
Lobo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Canuel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some bone on bone action there as Canuel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lobo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canuel.
Lobo thinks about the counter body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo thumps Canuel with a low kick.
Canuel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lobo throws a leg kick which misses Canuel's front leg but catches the back leg as Canuel tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Canuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lobo looks to land a body kick but Canuel moved away.
Lobo throws a push kick but Canuel slaps the foot to one side.
Lobo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lobo.
Canuel is looking to land body kicks.
Lobo connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Canuel misses.
Canuel misses with a hook. Lobo ducked under it nicely.
Canuel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Canuel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lobo just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo throws a solid leg kick but Canuel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lobo.
Canuel misses with an uppercut. Lobo saw that one coming.
Canuel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crunch! Lobo slams his shin into Canuel's torso.
Lobo slips under a jab from Canuel.
Lobo tries a low kick but Canuel avoids it.
Good leg kick by Canuel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Canuel dips to his left and cracks Lobo with an uppercut!
Canuel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Canuel throws a jab when Lobo was well out of range.
Lobo lands a leg kick that knocks Canuel off balance momentarily.
Canuel lands the left hand.
Canuel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lobo. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Canuel counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canuel blocks a low kick nicely.
Canuel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Obi Canuel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick there by Lobo.
Canuel checks a leg kick.
Canuel loads up on a big right hand but Lobo slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lobo. That's going to slow Canuel down.
Canuel looks to land a combination but Lobo avoids it well.
Canuel looks to land a left hand but Lobo moved out of range nicely.
Lobo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Canuel.
Lobo is looking to land body kicks.
Lobo is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antonio Lobo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lobo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lobo misses with a leg kick
and Canuel counters with a right hand to the body.
Canuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Canuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lobo was well out of range. Poor timing from Canuel.
Lobo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab lands there for Canuel.
A good leg kick by Lobo.
A big left from Canuel misses.
Canuel sets himself, and Lobo steps forward looking for the clinch! Canuel avoids it this time.
Canuel misses with a hook. Lobo ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo is looking to clinch.
Lobo scoring well with a low kick there.
Lobo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Canuel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Canuel.
Sloppy strikes from Canuel. Those never looked like landing.
Canuel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lobo scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Canuel misses the target.
Lobo throws a front kick that sends Canuel stumbling back into the cage.
Canuel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lobo lands a leg kick that knocks Canuel off balance momentarily.
Lobo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lobo is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from Canuel misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Canuel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lobo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lobo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lobo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Canuel is out of range.
Canuel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lobo ducks under a wild hook from Canuel.
Lobo throws a lazy body kick
and Canuel counters with a nice uppercut.
Lobo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Lobo counters with a nice leg kick.
Lobo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Canuel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lobo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Canuel with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canuel misses with an uppercut. Lobo saw that one coming.
A low kick from Lobo is predictable there
and Canuel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Canuel misses with a hook. Lobo ducked under it nicely.
Lobo thinks about the counter body kick.
Nice body kick there by Lobo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lobo scores with a push kick.
Lobo gets a clinch.
Canuel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Canuel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lobo decides to pull guard.
Lobo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lobo looking to control.
Lobo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Canuel postures up in Lobo's guard and throws a big left but Lobo blocks it.
Lobo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Canuel.
Lobo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Canuel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canuel scoring with some ground and pound.
Canuel trying to control but Lobo is working from the bottom.
Lobo pulls Canuel in close to his closed guard and prevents Canuel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lobo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Canuel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antonio Lobo.
I've got Lobo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Lobo!
Antonio Lobo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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