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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and O Fortuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortuna has chosen O Fortuna as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Staal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, O Fortuna!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortuna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fortuna.
It looks like John Staal has been cut.
Fortuna blocks a head kick by Staal.
Staal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fortuna misses with a hook. Staal ducked under it nicely.
Fortuna misses with a low kick.
Fortuna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Staal's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fortuna.
Staal thows a leg kick but Fortuna checks it
and Fortuna counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Fortuna.
Fortuna throws a hook but Staal blocks it.
Staal throws a poor cross that misses
and Fortuna counters with a good low kick that Staal was not able to check.
Fortuna throws a wild body kick that Staal sees coming a mile off.
Fortuna is looking to chop away at Staal's legs.
O Fortuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal tries to land a leg kick but Fortuna saw it coming and moves away.
Staal blocks a head kick by Fortuna.
Staal lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fortuna cracks Staal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That kick from Fortuna tenderised Staal's leg. Staal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Staal looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortuna is just out of range.
Fortuna throws a low kick but Staal moves out of range easily.
Fortuna lands with an uppercut that bounces Staal off the cage and back into rage.
Staal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortuna.
Staal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fortuna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fortuna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fortuna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Staal on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal throws a series of punches but Fortuna avoids them all with ease.
Fortuna misses with an attempted mid kick.
Staal scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Staal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Staal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fortuna on the side of the head.
Fortuna does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Staal is looking to land body kicks.
Fortuna throws a low kick but Staal avoids it.
Fortuna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Staal's calf.
Staal avoids a kick to the body.
Fortuna throws a leg kick but Staal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fortuna looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fortuna throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fortuna misses with a low kick.
Fortuna cracks Staal with a good jab.
Fortuna fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Staal checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fortuna throws a solid leg kick but Staal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fortuna.
Staal lands a nice shot to the body.
Staal moves out of range of the leg kick from Fortuna.
Staal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Staal thows a body shot but no joy.
Fortuna on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fortuna tries to land a leg kick but Staal saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortuna. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Staal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortuna.
Fortuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staal.
Fortuna throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
Fortuna misses the body punch
and Staal counters with a big head kick but Fortuna shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Staal. That did some damage!
Fortuna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fortuna throws a push kick but Staal slaps the foot to one side.
Fortuna swings away with a body shot that misses
and Staal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fortuna delivers a nice body kick.
Fortuna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Staal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Staal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fortuna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Staal throws a solid leg kick but Fortuna takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Staal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortuna blocks a head kick by Staal.
Staal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Staal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Staal tries to land a leg kick but Fortuna saw it coming and moves away.
Staal wants to slow Fortuna down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
O Fortuna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Staal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Staal misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Fortuna to counter with a crisp jab.
Fortuna tries to score with a low kick but Staal moves his leg out of the way.
Staal blocks a low kick nicely.
Donk. Staal catches Fortuna right on the button with a cross.
Staal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Staal tries a low kick but Fortuna avoids it.
Staal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Staal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fortuna is able to avoid easily.
Fortuna fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Staal is out of range.
Fortuna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staal tries to score with a low kick but Fortuna moves his leg out of the way.
Fortuna thumps Staal with a low kick.
Fortuna misses the jab.
Fortuna throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Staal misses with a hook.
Fortuna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Staal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Staal throws a sloppy head kick
and Fortuna counters with a three punch combo that has Staal backing up. Staal nods at Fortuna to acknowledge the strikes.
Staal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Staal does no damage.
Staal misses with a body kick.
Staal avoids the body shot from Fortuna.
Staal blocks a head kick by Fortuna.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal throws a hook to the side of Fortuna's head but Fortuna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fortuna thumps Staal with a low kick.
Staal throws a body punch but Fortuna moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal throws a front kick aimed at Fortuna's knee but Fortuna avoids it well.
Staal walks into a stiff left hand from Fortuna.
Fortuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortuna.
Fortuna lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Staal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fortuna lands a glancing blow to the side of Staal's head.
Staal moves out of range of the strikes.
Fortuna moves out of range as Staal throws a body kick.
Fortuna connects with a crisp jab.
Staal slips under a jab.
Staal misses with a kick to the body
and Fortuna counters with an inside leg kick.
Fortuna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Staal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna throws a leg kick but Staal moved away.
Fortuna scores with a push kick.
A clash of legs there as Fortuna blocks the low kick.
Fortuna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal throws a leg kick
and Fortuna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fortuna takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fortuna misses the shot to the body.
Fortuna throws a front kick that sends Staal stumbling back into the cage.
Fortuna swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Staal.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fortuna.
Fortuna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick by Staal misses
enabling Fortuna to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortuna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Staal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortuna scores with a hook to the body. Staal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fortuna.
A head kick misses from Fortuna.
O Fortuna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fortuna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Staal's sensitive parts.
Fortuna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Staal moves out of range as Fortuna throws a body kick.
Nice jab there from Fortuna.
A clash of legs there as Staal blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Staal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fortuna motions for Staal to come forward. Fortuna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
O Fortuna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Staal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Staal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Staal might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Fortuna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fortuna connects with an inside leg kick.
Fortuna gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Staal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fortuna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Staal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortuna.
A head kick misses from Fortuna.
Staal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fortuna.
Nice defenses there by Staal.
Staal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Fortuna misses
and Staal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Staal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortuna.
Staal is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuna moves out of range of the body kick.
Staal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fortuna feints and then cracks Staal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Staal down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Staal throws a right hand that misses
and Fortuna counters with a body kick.
Fortuna throws a leg kick but Staal moved away.
Fortuna scores with a nice head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Staal blocks the leg kick.
Fortuna moves out of range as Staal strikes.
Fortuna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fortuna throws a big shot that misses.
Fortuna throws a low kick but Staal moves out of range easily.
Fortuna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Staal checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fortuna on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Staal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fortuna.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortuna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fortuna throws a shot to the body.
Staal just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortuna throws a low kick but Staal avoids it.
Fortuna connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Staal avoids the head kick by Fortuna.
Fortuna lands a head shot.
John Staal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fortuna blocks a head kick by Staal.
Staal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal throws a body kick that misses.
Staal misses with an uppercut. Fortuna saw that one coming.
Staal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Staal lands a glancing blow to the side of Fortuna's head.
Fortuna looks for the body kick but Staal saw that one coming.
Staal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fortuna has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fortuna throws a leg kick that misses.
Fortuna misses with a body shot.
Fortuna steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Staal. That one must have hurt.
Fortuna misses with a looping left.
Staal throws a sloppy head kick and Fortuna moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Staal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staal tries to land a front kick but Fortuna steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fortuna lands with a kick to the temple. Staal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fortuna walks into a jab.
Staal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A good leg kick by Staal.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Staal.
Staal jabs at Fortuna's body.
Fortuna moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fortuna misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortuna's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Staal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fortuna scrambles back to his feet.
O Fortuna is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fortuna tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Staal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fortuna has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... O Fortuna!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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