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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hale Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Sumner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale Caesar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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172 cm
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152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hale Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barney Sumner!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumner moves away from the strike by Caesar.
Sumner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caesar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sumner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caesar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sumner is looking to clinch but Caesar is avoiding it.
Caesar has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sumner.
Sumner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Caesar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sumner works on Caesar's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sumner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sumner throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Sumner.
Sumner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumner scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sumner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Caesar fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumner scores with a shot to the side of Caesar's head.
Caesar takes a shot to the head.
Sumner blocks an uppercut.
Sumner can't find room to land a body shot as Caesar controls the action.
Sumner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sumner swings wildly with an uppercut but Caesar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caesar throws a head punch that misses.
Sumner tries to work over Caesar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sumner is stalling here.
Sumner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caesar takes a shot to the head.
Caesar lands a nice uppercut.
Sumner stalling against the cage.
Caesar tries to throw a body punch but Sumner avoids it by throwing Caesar back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sumner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sumner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Caesar wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar is looking to control Sumner's arms but Sumner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caesar has his back to the cage.
Caesar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumner.
Caesar is trying to maintain a safe position but Sumner gets an underhook and turns Caesar into the cage.
Caesar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caesar can't find room to land a body shot as Sumner controls the action.
Caesar can't find room to land a body shot as Sumner controls the action.
Caesar tries to work over Sumner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sumner lands a right hand.
Caesar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caesar misses with the head strike.
Sumner lands with a right to the head.
Sumner misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sumner.
A short right from Sumner.
Sumner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caesar.
Caesar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sumner backwards.
Sumner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sumner misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caesar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sumner is leaning against Caesar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Caesar has a couple of punches blocked by Sumner.
Sumner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumner pushes Caesar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Caesar misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Sumner.
Caesar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caesar misses with a punch to the body.
Caesar throws a punch but it's blocked by Sumner.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caesar.
Sumner lands a hook that snaps the head of Caesar backwards.
Caesar trying to control the position but instead, Sumner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caesar into the cage.
Caesar swings wildly with an uppercut but Sumner uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumner lands with a light punch inside.
Sumner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Sumner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caesar cracks Sumner with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Sumner.
Caesar cracks Sumner with a nice body shot.
Sumner misses with some punches.
Caesar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sumner's elbow.
Caesar is looking to control Sumner's arms but Sumner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caesar has his back to the cage.
Caesar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumner slows down the pace here.
Sumner misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caesar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sumner swings wildly with an uppercut but Caesar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Sumner dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Caesar scores with a hook to the body. Sumner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caesar throws a good cross that connects.
Sumner tries to clinch but Caesar moves out of range.
Sumner tries to clinch up.
Sumner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sumner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sumner darts in trying to clinch
and Caesar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sumner is rocked!
Sumner is looking to clinch.
Sumner tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar throws a right hand that misses
and Sumner counters by clinching up.
Sumner is pushing Caesar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Caesar tries to work over Sumner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caesar misses with a punch to the body.
Sumner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sumner works on Caesar's body with a couple of short punches.
Caesar tries to work over Sumner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barney Sumner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sumner misses with a punch to the body.
Caesar tries to break free but Sumner pushes him back against the cage.
Sumner lands a hook that snaps the head of Caesar backwards.
Caesar misses with a punch to the body.
Sumner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sumner misses with a punch to the body.
Sumner has Caesar pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sumner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caesar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sumner has him pressed against the cage.
Caesar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sumner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sumner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caesar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Sumner.
A short left from Caesar.
Sumner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Caesar.
Sumner lands a nice shot to the body.
Caesar breaks from the clinch.
Caesar misses with a straight left.
Sumner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a looping left.
Sumner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caesar.
Caesar has managed to clinch.
Caesar blocking some punches.
Caesar misses with a body punch.
Sumner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sumner scores with a shot to the side of Caesar's head.
Caesar blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Caesar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caesar cracks Sumner with a nice body shot.
Caesar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sumners head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caesar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with some punches.
Sumner working aggressively here.
Sumner misses with a punch on the inside.
Sumner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sumner has Caesar pushed against the cage.
Sumner lands with a light punch inside.
Sumner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sumner throws a head punch that misses.
Caesar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sumner stalling against the cage.
Sumner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sumner just leaning against Caesar, taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumner blocking some punches.
Sumner lands with a left to the head.
Sumner swings wildly with an uppercut but Caesar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumner misses with the head strike.
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 Hale Caesar will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Caesar with a hook.
Caesar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caesar punishes Sumner's body with a nice straight punch.
Sumner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caesar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caesar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sumner.
Caesar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sumner is looking to clinch.
Sumner clinches with his opponent.
Caesar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caesar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Caesar misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar throws a head punch that misses.
Caesar misses with a punch on the inside.
Sumner effectively controlling the action here.
Caesar tries a body shot but Sumner blocks it.
Sumner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caesar backwards.
A shot in the inside from Sumner.
Sumner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sumner gets through Caesar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Sumner.
Caesar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sumner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caesar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sumner pushes Caesar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caesar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sumner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Caesar fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar taking a breather.
Sumner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumner lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caesar lands a nice shot to the body.
Sumner lands with a light punch inside.
Caesar stalling in the clinch but Sumner improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caesar.
Sumner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sumner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sumner lands with a light punch inside.
Caesar looking to stall.
Sumner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caesar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caesar is looking to break free of the clinch but Sumner has double underhooks.
Caesar takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sumner lands a shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Caesar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Caesar swings wildly with an uppercut but Sumner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caesar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Caesar blocking some punches.
Sumner misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar misses with a punch on the inside.
Sumner tries to work over Caesar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sumner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sumner lands with a short shot to the head.
Sumner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sumner cracks Caesar with a nice body shot.
Caesar misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caesar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caesar tries to throw a body punch but Sumner avoids it by throwing Caesar back against the cage.
Sumner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sumner pushes Caesar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sumner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caesar trying to control the position but instead, Sumner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caesar into the cage.
Sumner scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Sumner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sumner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Sumner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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