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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Neves (ranked 2895 p4p, 2482 weight class) and Earnie Shavers (ranked 340 p4p, 299 weight class). Bruno Neves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Earnie Shavers's chin.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Earnie Shavers!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shavers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neves.
Shavers lands a leg kick that knocks Neves off balance momentarily.
Neves throws a right hand that Shavers ducks under and follows up with a left that Shavers also avoids with ease.
Neves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shavers.
Shavers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neves slips under a jab.
Neves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shavers misses with a looping left.
Neves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shavers.
Neves lands with a shot to the body.
Neves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Neves feints and as Shavers raises his hands in defense, Neves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neves looking to pass the guard.
Shavers working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shavers wants to sweep here but Neves controlling him for the moment.
Shavers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shavers wants to hit a sweep here but Neves passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shavers there!
Shavers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shavers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neves looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shavers is trying desperately to improve position.
Neves looking to secure an arm triangle but Shavers defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves wants to control the pace but Shavers is squirming around nicely.
Shavers is trying to escape the mount.
Neves punching from mount but Shavers doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Neves has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shavers's face.
Neves controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neves punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shavers is rocked!
It looks like Earnie Shavers has been cut.
Neves softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Shavers is out cold! Neves jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Neves!
Bruno Neves managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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