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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valtteri Badass (ranked 924 p4p, 434 weight class) and Paulo Gentil (ranked 114 p4p, 55 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Paulo Gentil enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valtteri Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Gentil!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Badass.
Gentil turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Badass throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gentil on the side of the head.
Gentil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Badass in his tracks.
Badass throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gentil misses with a low kick as Badass jumps back.
Badass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badass misses with a low kick.
Gentil thuds his shin into the meat of Badass's side.
Badass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Gentil blocks the low kick.
Gentil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Badass with a hook.
Gentil motions for Badass to come forward. Gentil throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gentil dodges the punch combination from Badass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentil misses with a straight left.
Gentil circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Gentil releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gentil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Badass tries to clinch there but Gentil circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gentil lands a nice leg kick that just misses Badass's sensitive parts.
Badass pushes Gentil up against the cage in a clinch.
Badass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gentil throws a wild body kick that Badass sees coming a mile off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Badass crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gentil - the referee stops the clock and Badass gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gentil. Badass manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Badass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badass is looking to land body kicks.
Gentil connects with a solid leg kick.
Gentil misses with a straight left.
Gentil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Badass.
Badass misses with a hook. Gentil ducked under it nicely.
Gentil scores with a nice right hand.
Badass is looking to clinch but Gentil is avoiding it.
Badass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentil checks a leg kick.
Jab by Gentil.
Badass looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands a leg kick that knocks Gentil off balance momentarily.
Badass moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Badass takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Badass scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gentil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Badass throws a solid leg kick but Gentil takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Badass.
A telegraphed right hand from Gentil misses the target.
Gentil slips under a jab.
Badass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gentil, pushing him back against the cage.
Badass lands a right hand.
Gentil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Badass.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gentil.
Gentil escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gentil tries to land a leg kick but Badass saw it coming and moves away.
Gentil throws a wild body kick that Badass sees coming a mile off.
Gentil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badass.
Badass misses with a kick to the body.
Badass takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Gentil.
Badass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good standup being displayed there by Badass as he connects with a hook.
Gentil fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Badass has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Badass scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gentil in his tracks.
Badass misses with a looping right.
Badass fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gentil on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Badass looks for the body kick but Gentil saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badass. Gentil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badass forces Gentil back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badass.
Badass misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Gentil.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Badass scores with a jab to the body.
Gentil pushes Badass away with a front kick.
Gentil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gentil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Badass can pounce on him.
Gentil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Badass misses with a leg kick.
Gentil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Badass in his tracks.
Badass slips under a jab.
Gentil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badass.
Gentil takes one to the side of the head.
Gentil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Badass motions for Gentil to come forward. Badass throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Badass misses the target.
Badass has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gentil.
Gentil misses with a wild combination.
Badass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gentil.
Badass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Valtteri Badass will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gentil connects with a jab.
Gentil throws a chopping leg kick but Badass manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gentil just misses with a punch to the body.
Badass wants to clinch up but Gentil keeps it at a distance.
Gentil lands a nice shot that snaps Badass's head back.
Badass slips under a jab from Gentil.
Badass lands with a shot to the body.
Gentil looks to throw the jab but Badass is out of range.
Badass just misses with a punch to the body.
Badass is looking to chop away at Gentil's legs.
Nice jab there from Gentil.
Badass throws a leg kick but Gentil moved away.
Badass throws a head kick but Gentil moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badass getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Badass attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Badass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badass is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Badass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gentil.
Badass has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gentil finds it's way round the side to connect with Badass's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentil takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gentil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gentil connects with a body shot.
Gentil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badass was well out of range. Poor timing from Gentil.
Gentil misses with a low kick as Badass jumps back.
Badass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gentil manages to avoid it.
Gentil is looking to slow Badass down with leg kicks.
Badass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gentil punishes Badass's body with a nice straight punch.
Gentil needs to keep his hands up - Badass had a free shot at his head there.
Gentil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Badass paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gentil throws a poor cross that misses
and Badass counters with a straight right hand.
Badass throws a hook but Gentil avoids it easily.
Badass throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Badass works the jab nicely.
Badass throws a low kick but Gentil moves out of range easily.
Badass cracks a nice hook into Gentil's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gentil.
Gentil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Badass scores with the left hand. Gentil knows he should have avoided that one.
Badass throws a wild body kick that Gentil sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Gentil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentil. Badass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gentil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gentil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Badass darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Badass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gentil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Badass takes a swing at Gentil's ribcage but misses.
Badass bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gentil's head backwards.
Valtteri Badass is winning the standup battle so far.
Badass slips under a jab.
Gentil looks to land a right hand but Badass moved out of range.
Gentil tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Badass is able to avoid easily.
Badass misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Badass.
Gentil moves out of range as Badass strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil misses with a low kick.
Gentil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Badass throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Badass looks to land a right hand but Gentil moved out of range.
Gentil looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gentil, as that shot connected.
Badass connects with a jab.
A cross from Badass lands.
Gentil connects with an inside leg kick.
Gentil ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
Gentil flicks out a counter leg kick but Badass steps away.
Gentil with the inside leg kick.
Badass lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Badass closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Badass checks a low kick from Gentil.
Gentil looks to land a body kick but Badass moved away.
No joy there for Badass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Badass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Badass throws an overhand right that lands on Gentil's shoulder, as Gentil tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gentil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badass.
Badass is looking to slow Gentil down with leg kicks.
Badass misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Badass.
Badass throws out a loose jab but Gentil uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Gentil releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Badass tries to land a front kick but Gentil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Badass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gentil can do to turn this around?
Badass throws a jab but it's blocked by Gentil.
Badass wants to clinch up but Gentil keeps it at a distance.
Gentil throws a low kick, looking for Badass's leg but Badass calmly moves out of range.
Badass tests Gentil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Badass throws a sloppy head kick and Gentil moves out of range easily.
Badass misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gentil throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gentil looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Badass takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gentil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valtteri Badass dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gentil dodges the punch combination from Badass.
Badass misses with a hook.
A jab from Gentil finds it's way through Badass's defenses.
Badass takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Badass will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Badass jabs Gentil right on the nose. Gentil blinks but takes it well.
Gentil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Badass to score with a decent uppercut.
Gentil has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Badass has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gentil.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch but Gentil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gentil misses with a straight left.
Badass throws a hook to the side of Gentil's head but Gentil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gentil slips under a jab from Badass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gentil on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Badass avoids the body shot from Gentil.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Badass.
Gentil throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass misses the jab.
Badass backing away here, and Gentil unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gentil, as that shot connected.
Gentil looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gentil connects with a jab.
Gentil throws a push kick but Badass slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Badass.
Badass with a nice cross.
Gentil throws a jab but it's blocked by Badass.
Badass throws a body kick that misses.
Gentil steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Badass moves out of range of the body kick from Gentil.
Badass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gentil tries to work over Badass's front leg with a kick but Badass checks it.
Badass appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Badass lands a slapping body shot.
Gentil throws a hook to the side of Badass's head but Badass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Gentil.
Gentil lands a nice looking body kick.
Badass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gentil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badass throws a right hand that Gentil ducks under and follows up with a left that Gentil also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badass stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gentil.
Badass moves out of range of the body kick from Gentil.
Gentil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Badass throws a jab when Gentil was well out of range.
Gentil throws a hook but Badass avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Gentil.
Gentil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gentil.
Gentil has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gentil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Badass lands the left hand.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentil is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gentil.
Badass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gentil.
A big left from Gentil misses.
Gentil will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Badass cracks Gentil with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Badass lands a nice looking body shot.
Badass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gentil now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gentil moves into range and connects with a jab.
Badass misses with an uppercut. Gentil saw that one coming.
Badass closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Gentil to work.
Gentil breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Badass.
Badass throws out a loose jab but Gentil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gentil throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Badass avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gentil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gentil throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Badass on the side of the head.
Badass stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gentil.
Gentil throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Badass counters with a quick kick to the body but Gentil blocks it.
Paulo Gentil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentil misses with a low kick as Badass jumps back.
Badass checks a leg kick nicely.
Badass swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gentil connects with a looping right hand.
Badass looks for the body kick but Gentil saw that one coming.
Badass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gentil circles away quickly and effectively.
Badass connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gentil's hands.
Badass 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.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentil is just out of range.
Gentil misses with a looping right.
Badass throws a body punch but Gentil moves out of range.
Good work by Gentil as he checks the leg kick.
Gentil ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
Gentil throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gentil slips under a jab from Badass.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gentil.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gentil is looking to score with low kicks.
Badass's corner calls for a 1-2. Badass obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Valtteri Badass.
Well Badass 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valtteri Badass!
Valtteri Badass spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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