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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solongo Umtiti (ranked 1724 p4p, 58 weight class) and Marcos Andrade (ranked 7848 p4p, 256 weight class). Umtiti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Three 6 Mafia - Some Bodies Gonna Get It. Marcos Andrade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Solongo Umtiti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umtiti lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Andrade.
Umtiti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Andrade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Umtiti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Andrade has hold of Umtiti's hands but Umtiti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Umtiti there.
Umtiti is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Andrade looks winded!
Umtiti working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Umtiti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umtiti winds up and cracks Andrade with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Umtiti lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umtiti drops an elbow to the side of Andrade's head.
Umtiti passes to side control.
Umtiti working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Andrade is working to avoid the ground and pound but Umtiti connects with a decent elbow.
Umtiti is working Andrade over with some ground and pound from side control.
Umtiti lands a nice forearm strike.
Umtiti working the ground and pound.
Andrade takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Umtiti cracks Andrade with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Andrade is working to avoid the ground and pound but Umtiti connects with a decent elbow.
Umtiti scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Andrade to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umtiti working the ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umtiti is chipping away with strikes.
Andrade is rocked!
Umtiti is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Andrade is still in real trouble! Can Umtiti finish him?
Umtiti is working Andrade over with some ground and pound from side control.
Umtiti working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Andrade seems to have recovered his senses.
Umtiti has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Umtiti landing strikes.
Umtiti lands a few punches from side control.
Andrade is rocked!
Umtiti working the body and head with strikes.
Andrade is still in real trouble! Can Umtiti finish him?
Umtiti landing a few strikes.
Umtiti scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Andrade is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Umtiti can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solongo Umtiti!
Solongo Umtiti decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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