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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Vance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vance is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Refridgerator Man. This should be fireworks!
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300 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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186 cm
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298 lbs
15 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luca Brasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Vance!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brasi shoots in but no luck this time.
Vance just misses with a punch to the body.
Vance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Vance.
Vance uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vance throws out a loose jab but Brasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brasi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brasi scores with a nice head shot.
Vance misses with the combination.
Brasi pushes Vance up against the cage in a clinch.
Vance wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brasi controlling the action here for a moment.
Vance wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brasi stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brasi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Bob Vance has been cut.
Brasi takes the fight into the clinch.
Brasi keeps control of Vance as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brasi ducks under a wild hook from Vance.
Brasi misses with a double jab.
Vance misses with a shot to the body
and Brasi counters with a left to the body.
Brasi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vance.
Vance lands a really nice looking cross but Brasi seems unphased.
Bob Vance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brasi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vance lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brasi throws a chopping leg kick but Vance manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brasi throws a series of punches but Vance moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Brasi.
Vance misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brasi throws an elbow but Vance slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee asks Brasi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Brasi prefers to stall for the moment though.
Vance sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brasi looks to land a strike but Vance avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vance working a defensive guard here.
Brasi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vance swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vance pulls Brasi in close to prevent any damage.
Brasi scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vance can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brasi controls the pace.
Brasi looking to pass the guard.
Brasi trying to move into half guard but instead Vance has managed to sweep!
Brasi 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.
Vance trying to control the position from guard on top but Brasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vance is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Vance tries to free his leg and advance position but Brasi is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bob Vance wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brasi throws a right and a left that Vance avoids nicely.
Vance misses with a wild body shot.
Vance swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brasi takes one on the button.
Brasi scores with a takedown into Vance's guard.
Brasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brasi landing with the ground and pound.
Brasi throws a strike but Vance rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vance not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Brasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Vance's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Vance.
Vance's corner calls for a 1-2. Vance obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vance misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vance keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brasi throws a right and a left that Vance avoids nicely.
Vance thows a body shot but no joy.
Vance on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vance.
Vance looks to score with a jab to the body but Brasi is just out of range.
Vance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brasi blocks a jab.
Brasi throws a right hand that Vance ducks under and follows up with a left that Vance also avoids with ease.
Vance throws a poor cross that misses
and Brasi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brasi.
Brasi postures up in Vance's guard and throws a big left but Vance blocks it.
Brasi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brasi lands a couple of elbows.
Brasi postures up in Vance's guard and throws a big left but Vance blocks it.
Brasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi throws a big right hand that misses.
Brasi throwing strikes from guard but Vance blocks nicely.
Brasi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brasi working some strikes from top position.
Brasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Vance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vance is trying to keep Brasi in close.
Brasi scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vance utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brasi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasi pushes down on Vance's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vance tries to get to full guard but Brasi has control of the leg.
Brasi is stalling here. Vance is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brasi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vance has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Vance tries to advance to mount but Brasi denies him.
Vance working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vance trying to control the action but Brasi is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Brasi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brasi is looking to regain half guard here but Vance keeps moving and retains side control.
Vance in the domination position with Brasi hanging on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vance trying to control the position but Brasi is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brasi moves out of range as Vance strikes.
Vance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brasi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vance thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brasi throws a leg kick which misses Vance's front leg but catches the back leg as Vance tries to avoid it.
Brasi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vance moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brasi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brasi lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brasi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vance defending well though.
Vance really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brasi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brasi wants to free his trapped foot but Vance is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Brasi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Vance's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vance throws a body punch but Brasi moves out of range.
Vance tries to keep at a distance but Brasi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brasi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vance backwards.
Vance is trying to break free.
Vance blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brasi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vance backwards.
Brasi scores with a shoulder strike.
Vance looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brasi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vance's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vance struggles to land a body shot inside as Brasi controls his hands.
Brasi has hold of one of Vance's legs. Vance is fighting the takedown attempt but Brasi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Vance is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brasi chips away with some ground and pound.
Brasi trying to control but Vance is working from the bottom.
Brasi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brasi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasi stands up over Vance, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brasi passes Vance's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brasi 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.
Brasi is keen to just control but Vance is a slippery customer.
Brasi misses with a head shot. Vance uses the momentum to regain guard.
Luca Brasi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brasi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brasi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Vance looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasi thows a big elbow that misses.
Brasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vance wants to sweep but no luck.
Luca Brasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vance is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brasi is controlling him.
Vance takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brasi trying to control but Vance is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Luca Brasi just wasn't active enough.
Vance blocks a leg kick.
Brasi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Vance.
Vance misses the shot to the body.
Vance misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brasi.
Brasi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vance avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brasi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vance did well to prevent Brasi getting side control.
Vance blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brasi.
Brasi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bob Vance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vance is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brasi trying to control the action but Vance is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brasi thows a huge punch but Vance dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brasi lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luca Brasi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brasi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luca Brasi!
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