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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ewens Hulk (ranked 25433 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Thiago (ranked 4190 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Thiago will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ewens Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bo Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Hulk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thiago throws a right hand that Hulk ducks under and follows up with a left that Hulk also avoids with ease.
Thiago misses with a wild combination.
Thiago misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Thiago does no damage.
Hulk could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thiago misses with a two punch combination.
Thiago goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hulk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hulk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hulk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thiago pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hulk back to the cage. Thiago follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hulk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewens Hulk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hulk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hulk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thiago is just riding it out for now. Hulk eventually gives up the hold.
Hulk drops an elbow to the side of Thiago's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hulk is pressing down on Thiago's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thiago is holding on for now.
Hulk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thiago pushes Hulk off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thiago lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hulk throws a head kick but Thiago moves out of range.
Thiago throws a series of punches but Hulk avoids them all with ease.
Hulk fails to land with a series of punches.
Hulk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thiago gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thiago lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thiago.
Thiago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hulk dives in and grabs Thiago's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thiago pushes down on Hulk's head and hops out.
Hulk fails with a takedown attempt.
Hulk is breathing heavily.
Thiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Thiago misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thiago.
Hulk closes the distance and clinches.
Hulk successfully pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hulk is on top in guard.
Hulk stands and steps away. Thiago gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Thiago misses with a wild combination.
Hulk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thiago fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Thiago dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hulk connects with a crisp jab.
Thiago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hulk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thiago is fending him off so far but Hulk persists. Nope, Thiago circles away and we're back to standing.
Thiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hulk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thiago lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thiago.
Thiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Hulk backs off Thiago throws a huge counter combo but Hulk manages to avoid it all.
Thiago lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thiago.
Hulk doesn't manage to clinch there - Thiago circles away.
A nice combination there by Thiago.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hulk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thiago.
Thiago is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Thiago.
Hulk attempts a counter takedown but Thiago avoids it well and moves away.
Hulk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hulk prevents Thiago from standing back up.
Hulk working Thiago over with strikes.
Hulk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hulk not doing much here.
Hulk stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hulk moves into the clinch.
Thiago working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thiago.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hulk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thiago pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewens Hulk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hulk has Thiago pressed against the cage, preventing Thiago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hulk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thiago gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on Thiago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk fails to pull guard.
Thiago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thiago swings wildly with an uppercut but Hulk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thiago manages to break the clinch.
Bo Thiago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Thiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hulk shoots in and drives through. Thiago sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Thiago as Hulk shoots in.
Ewens Hulk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hulk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thiago's waist but Thiago gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hulk off to one side.
Hulk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thiago pinned against the cage. Thiago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thiago throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hulk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thiago defends it nicely.
Thiago has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thiago feints a jab promting Hulk to slip. Thiago then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hulk slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Thiago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Thiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Thiago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hulk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hulk closes the distance and clinches up with Thiago, looking for a takedown. Hulk pushes Thiago against the cage but Thiago circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Thiago does no damage.
A punch combination from Thiago misses.
Hulk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thiago defends it nicely.
Thiago closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A good leg kick by Hulk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk tries to clinch there but Thiago circles away.
Thiago drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hulk defends it well.
Hulk closes the distance and clinches up with Thiago, looking for a takedown. Hulk pushes Thiago against the cage but Thiago circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewens Hulk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thiago misses with a wild combination.
Hulk appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Thiago lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thiago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hulk avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Thiago.
Thiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hulk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thiago fails to land with a series of punches.
Thiago lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thiago.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hulk tries to clinch there but Thiago circles away.
Thiago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hulk.
Hulk shoots in looking for a takedown. Thiago tries to sprawl out of it but Hulk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thiago manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hulk tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Thiago.
Bo Thiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thiago misses with the combination.
Hulk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thiago manages to circle out of the way.
Hulk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thiago, pushing him back against the cage.
Thiago throws a punch but it's blocked by Hulk.
Hulk leaning against his opponent.
Hulk successfully pulls guard.
Ewens Hulk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago is posturing up here but Hulk has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Thiago tries to roll out but it's too tight and Thiago has to tap! Slick submission there by Hulk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ewens Hulk!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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