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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lanny Poffo (ranked 5708 p4p, 465 weight class) and Nuno Pontes (ranked 3288 p4p, 324 weight class). Poffo comes to the cage accompanied by The Genius. This should be fireworks!
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250 lbs
10 - 16 - 0 |
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240 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lanny Poffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nuno Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pontes enables Poffo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pontes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poffo prevents Pontes from getting back to his feet.
Poffo wants to pass the guard but Pontes is keeping the position.
Poffo stops Pontes from standing up.
Poffo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Poffo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pontes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pontes has his feet on Poffo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Oooh a lovely combination from Pontes sends Poffo down but not out. Pontes dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Lanny Poffo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pontes avoids the strikes from the bottom by Poffo.
A lull in the action here as Pontes stalls from top position.
Poffo 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.
Poffo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Poffo wants to improve his position but Pontes is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes is controlling the pace.
Pontes is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pontes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pontes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pontes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Poffo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pontes scoring with strikes but Poffo is staying in there.
Poffo working to try and regain half guard.
Poffo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pontes dominating with strikes here.
Poffo is trying desperately to improve position.
Poffo wants to control but Pontes is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pontes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Poffo tries to hold on but Pontes pushes him away.
Pontes controlling the pace for now.
Pontes is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo is bucking up trying to escape but Pontes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pontes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Poffo hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poffo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pontes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pontes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pontes prevents Poffo from improving his position.
Poffo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pontes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes advances position into side control!
Poffo prevents Pontes from improving position.
Pontes content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pontes working away.
Pontes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Poffo's legs.
Pontes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Poffo is holding Pontes down, trying to stall.
Poffo can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuno Pontes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lanny Poffo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pontes throws a hook to the side of Poffo's head but Poffo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Pontes - just one landing.
Pontes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poffo under the eye.
Poffo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Poffo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Poffo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pontes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poffo is working for a kimura but Pontes is defending it quite comfortably.
Poffo prevents Pontes from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pontes is just riding it out for now. Poffo eventually gives up the hold.
Pontes wants to get back to his feet.
Poffo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Poffo is working for an americana but Pontes has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Poffo was thinking about the submission.
Pontes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes drops Poffo with a left and a right! Oh, Poffo is hurt - Pontes dives into side control looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poffo is trying to control Pontes's posture but Pontes avoids it.
Pontes tries to advance to mount but Poffo denies him.
Pontes takes a little break here. Poffo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The adventures of Pontes the control monster continue. Boring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo dodges the ground and pound from Pontes.
Pontes in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Poffo can't do much from the bottom here.
Poffo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pontes staying calm.
Pontes working away.
Poffo is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Pontes controls the position.
Poffo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pontes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pontes trying to control the action but Poffo is working from the bottom.
Poffo struggling a bit here.
Pontes taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pontes working away.
Pontes moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuno Pontes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lanny Poffo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pontes lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Poffo sprawling to the canvas. Pontes follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Poffo hang on?
Poffo is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Pontes 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.
Oh Poffo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pontes trying to control the pace.
Poffo seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pontes tries to pass to full mount but Poffo defends it.
Pontes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Let's hope that Pontes 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.
Poffo is looking to escape.
Pontes trying to control the pace.
Nuno Pontes has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo is looking to escape.
Poffo pushes Pontes off and gets back to his feet.
Poffo shoots in but no luck this time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Poffo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pontes throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Poffo tumbling to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poffo has his foot on Pontes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pontes works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pontes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poffo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poffo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pontes controls the pace.
Pontes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poffo is keeping the position for now.
Poffo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pontes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
More stalling from Pontes.
Pontes postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes stays in close to Poffo's body and controls the position.
Pontes prevents Poffo from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pontes cracks Poffo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pontes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Poffo.
Pontes moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Poffo goes down! Can Pontes finish him!?
Pontes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Poffo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pontes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pontes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pontes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Poffo trying to control the position.
Pontes content to stall in guard here.
Poffo wants to sweep here but Pontes controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pontes with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Poffo get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Poffo stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Pontes runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nuno Pontes!
A victorious Nuno Pontes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Lanny Poffo spoke after the fight, saying 'I've only got one way to go after that one!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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