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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanderlei Bitetti (ranked 6729 p4p, 510 weight class) and Toturi Akodo (ranked 4427 p4p, 449 weight class). Akodo has chosen Skip Marley - Lions as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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253 lbs
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244 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanderlei Bitetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toturi Akodo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitetti 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 been hearing reports that Bitetti has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Akodo defending well as Bitetti loads up on a big left hand.
Akodo throws out a counter right but Bitetti avoids it with no problem.
Akodo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bitetti's hands.
It looks like Sanderlei Bitetti has been cut.
Akodo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bitetti throws a body punch but Akodo moves out of range.
Akodo moves out of range of the body kick.
Bitetti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bitetti just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Bitetti.
Bitetti tries to clinch up.
Akodo slips a straight right by Bitetti.
A nice side step and Akodo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bitetti throws an overhand right that lands on Akodo's shoulder, as Akodo tries to avoid the shot.
Bitetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Akodo counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitetti closes the distance and clinches.
Bitetti is trying to pull guard but Akodo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bitetti tries to pull guard but Akodo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitetti misses with a punch to the body.
Akodo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bitetti backwards.
Bitetti tries to pull guard but Akodo holds him up against the cage and eventually Bitetti drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanderlei Bitetti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bitetti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bitetti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Akodo breaks from the clinch.
Akodo staying out of range there.
Akodo looks to land a left hand but Bitetti moved out of range nicely.
Bitetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bitetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bitetti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akodo doesn't seem bothered though.
Bitetti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bitetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akodo looks to land a left hand but Bitetti moved out of range nicely.
Bitetti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Akodo sprawls and moves away.
Bitetti misses with a low kick.
Akodo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bitetti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Akodo's guard.
Akodo pushes Bitetti off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bitetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bitetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akodo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitetti.
Bitetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bitetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bitetti has closed the distance and engaged Akodo in a clinch.
Bitetti scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akodo.
Bitetti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bitetti misses with a punch to the body.
Bitetti misses with a body punch.
Akodo manages to break the clinch.
Akodo lands a really nice looking cross but Bitetti seems unphased.
Bitetti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Akodo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bitetti.
Bitetti ducks under a wild hook from Akodo.
Bitetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bitetti throws a looping overhand right but Akodo ducks down to avoid it.
Akodo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bitetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akodo.
Akodo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bitetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Akodo is just out of range.
Bitetti throws a shot from downtown. Akodo moves away and avoids it.
Akodo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bitetti tries to clinch up.
Bitetti misses with an uppercut
and Bitetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bitetti throws a shot from downtown. Akodo moves away and avoids it.
Bitetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bitetti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Akodo's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akodo throws a hook but Bitetti blocks it.
Bitetti feinted with a counter takedown.
Bitetti moves into range and clinches up with Akodo.
Bitetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akodo pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akodo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitetti is trying to pull guard but Akodo has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akodo.
Bitetti tries to pull guard but Akodo holds him up against the cage and eventually Bitetti drops back down to his feet.
Bitetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akodo manages to break the clinch.
Bitetti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akodo.
Bitetti takes a swing at Akodo's ribcage but misses.
Bitetti tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanderlei Bitetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sanderlei Bitetti's cut.
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.
Bitetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akodo walks into a stiff left hand from Bitetti.
Bitetti moves into the clinch.
Bitetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bitetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akodo can do to turn this around?
Bitetti is trying to pull guard but Akodo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Akodo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bitetti backwards.
A body shot lands from Bitetti.
Akodo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bitetti throws a sloppy head kick and Akodo moves out of range easily.
Akodo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Akodo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bitetti.
Sanderlei Bitetti is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitetti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akodo misses with a body shot.
Bitetti cracks a nice hook into Akodo's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akodo takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Bitetti.
Akodo scores with a nice right hand.
Sanderlei Bitetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akodo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bitetti.
Bitetti lands with a cross.
Bitetti lands a body shot.
Bitetti throws an off balance right hand
and Akodo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bitetti slips under a jab.
Bitetti throws a head kick but Akodo moves out of range.
Bitetti misses with a wild body shot.
Akodo throws a big shot that misses.
Akodo misses with a hook. Bitetti ducked under it nicely.
Bitetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Akodo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akodo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bitetti wants to clinch.
Akodo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bitetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akodo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akodo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bitetti misses with a body kick.
Bitetti wants to clinch
and Akodo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bitetti scores with a jab.
Bitetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akodo.
Bitetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Bitetti misses
and Akodo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akodo blocks a head kick by Bitetti.
Akodo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bitetti tries to clinch there but Akodo circles away.
Akodo misses with a looping right.
Bitetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Bitetti connects with a body shot.
Bitetti digs a good body shot into Akodo's ribs.
Akodo stuns Bitetti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bitetti misses with a kick to the body.
Akodo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bitetti misses with a body shot.
Bitetti misses with a hook. Akodo ducked under it nicely.
Akodo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bitetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akodo takes a swing at Bitetti's ribcage but misses.
Akodo scores with the left hand. Bitetti knows he should have avoided that one.
Bitetti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bitetti lands a head kick. Akodo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bitetti misses with a body shot.
Bitetti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Akodo as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bitetti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bitetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bitetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akodo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akodo throws a looping overhand right but Bitetti ducks down to avoid it.
Akodo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bitetti moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sanderlei Bitetti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sanderlei Bitetti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Akodo misses with an uppercut.
Bitetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akodo swings for the body but Bitetti moves out of range.
Bitetti looks to throw a body kick
and Akodo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bitetti cracks Akodo with a good jab.
Akodo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bitetti takes a swing at Akodo's ribcage but misses.
Akodo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bitetti.
Bitetti throws a hook but Akodo avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akodo unleashes a big counter combination but Bitetti bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Akodo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bitetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Bitetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bitetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akodo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akodo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akodo misses with a low kick as Bitetti jumps back.
Bitetti throws a head kick that misses.
Bitetti closes the distance and pushes Akodo back into the cage.
Bitetti tries to pull guard but Akodo won't allow it.
Bitetti lands with a left to the head.
Bitetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Akodo controls his hands.
Akodo lands an uppercut.
Bitetti jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akodo walks away with a smile on his face. Bitetti gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Akodo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Akodo.
Akodo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Akodo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akodo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bitetti manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akodo looks to land a left hand but Bitetti moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Akodo misses.
Nice defenses there by Bitetti.
Bitetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akodo.
Bitetti scores with a sloppy right hand. Akodo should have avoided that one.
Bitetti wants to clinch up but Akodo keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akodo. Bitetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akodo misses with an uppercut.
Bitetti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akodo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bitetti manages to avoid it.
Bitetti misses with a wild body shot.
Bitetti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bitetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bitetti misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Akodo misses.
Akodo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bitetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akodo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitetti.
Bitetti tries to clinch but Akodo is having none of it.
Bitetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bitetti throws a low kick but Akodo moves out of range easily.
Bitetti staying out of range there.
Bitetti throws a sloppy head kick
and Akodo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bitetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akodo! But no joy.
Bitetti moves in looking to clinch but Akodo pushes him off.
Bitetti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akodo checks a low kick from Bitetti.
Akodo throws out a counter right but Bitetti avoids it with no problem.
Toturi Akodo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akodo slips under a jab from Bitetti.
Bitetti misses with a jab to the body
and Akodo counters with a stiff right hand.
Akodo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bitetti moves away.
Bitetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akodo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitetti.
Sanderlei Bitetti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Akodo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Bitetti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Akodo takes a swing at Bitetti's ribcage but misses.
Bitetti tries to clinch up but Akodo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bitetti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akodo's head.
Akodo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bitetti tries to clinch there but Akodo circles away.
Bitetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akodo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akodo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sanderlei Bitetti.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bitetti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanderlei Bitetti!
In defeat, Toturi Akodo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Losing a fight is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence is a tragedy.'.
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