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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estafan Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atunes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fireball. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Mugabe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estafan Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes lands a big head kick that sends Mugabe tumbling to the mat! Atunes takes a step backwards and waves Mugabe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Rob Mugabe has been cut.
Mugabe tries to clinch there but Atunes circles away.
Atunes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Atunes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mugabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mugabe misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Atunes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mugabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atunes is defending well for now.
Atunes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mugabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Atunes lands a right hand.
Atunes lands with a left to the head.
Mugabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Atunes avoids the damage to the body.
Mugabe throws an elbow that misses.
Mugabe gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Atunes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mugabe throwing shots but Atunes is blocking nicely.
Atunes is trying to stand back up but Mugabe is controlling him
Mugabe is looking to take a break and control but Atunes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mugabe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Atunes defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mugabe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Atunes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mugabe in particular looking to stall.
Mugabe throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Atunes to regain full guard.
Mugabe throws a strike but Atunes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Atunes won't allow Mugabe to sweep him here.
Mugabe managing to control the position.
My spies in CT + BJJ & Wrestling & Boxing & MT SPARRING GYM inform me that Atunes has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe trying to control the position.
Atunes preventing the sweep.
Mugabe 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.
Atunes wants to stand but Mugabe is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mugabe rushes Atunes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Atunes throws a head punch that misses.
Mugabe tries to land a knee to the head but Atunes blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mugabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atunes is defending well for now.
Mugabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mugabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mugabe misses with a knee to the head.
Mugabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atunes blocks it with crossed arms.
Atunes throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atunes lands a right hand.
Mugabe is working for takedown but Atunes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mugabe blocks an uppercut.
Atunes managing to block the knees to the body from Mugabe.
Atunes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Atunes lands with a right to the head.
Mugabe tries to land a knee to the head but Atunes blocks with his arms.
Mugabe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Atunes is defending well.
Atunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Atunes gets underhooks to prevent Mugabe's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Mugabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mugabe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Atunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mugabe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Atunes prevents it.
Atunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Mugabe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mugabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atunes managing to block the knees to the body from Mugabe.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Atunes.
Atunes catches Mugabe with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Mugabe forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Estafan Atunes!
Estafan Atunes is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Estafan Atunes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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