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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jah Kid (ranked 1401 p4p, 5176 weight class) and Sophus Antias (ranked 81 p4p, 489 weight class). Kid comes into the arena with Walk - Pantera blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Antias's choice of entrance music: Bro hymn. 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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Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jah Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sophus Antias!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antias shoots in and drives through. Kid sprawls well.
Danga de danga de dang - Kid scores with a four punch combination!
Kid lands a nice hook to Antias's body. Antias takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Antias swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Kid.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Antias fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antias is trying to pull guard but Kid has him pressed against the cage.
Jah Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sophus Antias.
Kid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antias tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Kid fails to land.
Antias jumps guard but Kid stands there with Antias around his waist. Antias gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Antias tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kid smiles and moves away.
Good shot there by Kid.
Antias on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antias fails to land the takedown.
Kid lands with an uppercut that bounces Antias off the cage and back into range.
A punch lands to the side of Antias 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Antias with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Antias drops his hands momentarily and Kid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Antias is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kid is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kid dips to his left and cracks Antias with an uppercut!
Kid is looking to clinch but Antias is avoiding it.
Kid is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good shot there by Kid.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antias. Kid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antias moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antias ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kid moves away.
Kid staying out of range there.
Kid connects with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Kid.
Antias needs to keep his hands up - Kid had a free shot at his head there.
Antias swings for the body but Kid moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kid was well out of range. Poor timing from Antias.
Kid jabs Antias right on the nose. Antias blinks but takes it well.
Antias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antias thuds his right hand into Kid's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Antias throws a shot from downtown. Kid moves away and avoids it.
Antias takes a swing at Kid's ribcage but misses.
Antias lands a slapping body shot.
Antias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kid.
Antias misses with a few strikes there.
Antias misses with a body shot.
Kid throws a good cross that connects.
Antias is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kid rather than just go for the knockout.
Kid cracks Antias with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antias. Kid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antias lands a slapping body shot.
Antias misses with a wild body shot.
Antias misses with a body shot.
Kid scores with a shot to the body.
Antias ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kid moves away.
Nice jab there from Kid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Sophus Antias has been cut.
Kid pushes Antias up against the cage in a clinch.
Kid misses with the head strike.
Antias tries to pull guard but Kid won't allow it.
Kid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kid throws a punch but it's blocked by Antias.
Antias's coach down at Besta-Fera Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Antias's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice body punch from Kid.
Antias blocks an uppercut.
Antias blocks an uppercut.
Kid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antias tries to pull guard but Kid forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Antias is trying to pull guard but Kid turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Antias jumps guard and drags Kid to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kid passes Antias's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kid looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kid is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid passes to side control.
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!
Kid controlling the position from side mount.
Kid has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kid content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jah Kid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sophus Antias's cut.
That's time! Kid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kid connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Antias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kid manages to avoid it.
Kid stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kid is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antias can do to turn this around?
Kid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kid was well out of range. Poor timing from Antias.
Kid throws a series of punches but Antias moves out of range.
Antias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kid.
Kid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Antias throws a body punch but Kid moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antias. Kid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kid works Antias's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antias.
Jah Kid is winning the standup battle so far.
Antias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antias with the counter takedown but Kid avoids it easily.
Antias wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Antias throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antias moves forwards but Kid connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kid is looking to counter punch.
Antias swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Kid counter with a right hand.
Kid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Antias swings for the body but Kid moves out of range.
Kid lands with an overhand left.
Antias misses with a hook to the body
and Kid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Antias shoots in for a double leg but Kid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A right-left combo lands from Kid.
Antias misses the shot to the body.
Kid scores with a jab. Antias acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid scores with a jab. Antias acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Antias closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kid circles away.
Kid throwing a counter right hand but Antias manages to avoid it.
Kid lands a body shot.
Antias is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kid.
Antias throws a body shot but no joy.
Antias takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kid connects with a jab.
Antias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid tries to clinch but Antias moves out of range.
Kid lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Antias misses with a wild body shot.
Kid darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Antias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kid.
Kid throwing a counter right hand but Antias manages to avoid it.
Kid is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Antias walks into a left hand.
Kid lands a jab to the head.
Antias throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Kid on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Antias looks to score with a jab to the body but Kid is just out of range.
Antias misses with a jab to the body
and Kid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Antias thinking.
Antias swings for the body but Kid moves out of range.
Antias misses the shot to the body.
Antias's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Antias scrambles back to his feet.
Antias connects with a body shot.
Kid lands with a nice combination. Antias backs away looking to recover.
Kid lands a nice looking body shot.
Antias takes one to the side of the head.
Kid cracks Antias with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Antias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Antias takes one to the side of the head.
Antias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antias has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Antias takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kid lands with a cross.
Antias misses the shot to the body.
Kid looks to land a combination. Antias sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Antias throws a body punch but Kid moves out of range.
Antias dives in and grabs Kid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kid pushes down on Antias's head and hops out.
Jah Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sophus Antias.
Antias on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Antias misses with a jab to the body
and Antias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kid uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antias.
Kid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Antias stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kid lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antias fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kid scores with a body shot.
Antias needs to keep his hands up - Kid had a free shot at his head there.
Kid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Antias looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Antias misses.
Antias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid lands with a cross.
Kid lands with a hook. Antias tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Antias.
Kid throwing a counter right hand but Antias manages to avoid it.
Kid cracks Antias with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kid scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antias misses with a wild body shot.
Antias takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Antias shoots in but no luck this time.
Kid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jah Kid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sophus Antias's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kid lunges at Antias with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Antias's hand.
Antias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kid.
Antias looks to score with a jab to the body but Kid is just out of range.
Kid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Antias manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Antias with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kid to score with a decent uppercut.
Antias with a poor takedown
and Kid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kid connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kid.
Nice shot by Kid.
Kid digs a good hook to Antias's body.
Kid lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Kid on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Antias misses with a body shot.
Antias throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Kid to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kid throws a good cross that connects.
Antias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antias. Kid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antias shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kid counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antias looks to score with a jab to the body but Kid is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Kid.
Kid lands a nice shot to the body.
Kid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A cross from Kid lands.
Antias takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Antias throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Kid on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Antias misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Kid.
Kid with a jab.
Kid lands with an overhand left.
Antias closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Antias on the side of the head.
Kid throws a good cross that connects.
Kid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Antias takes one on the button.
Antias throws a body shot but no joy.
Antias misses with a jab to the body
and Kid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid lands with a shot to the body.
Kid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kid with a hook.
The fighters circling - Antias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antias takes one on the button.
Antias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kid was well out of range. Poor timing from Antias.
Antias takes one to the side of the head.
Kid lands a head shot.
Kid scores with a jab. Antias acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kid scores with the left hand. Antias knows he should have avoided that one.
Kid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Antias takes a swing at Kid's ribcage but misses.
Kid uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Antias takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Antias walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kid tries to clinch but Antias is having none of it.
Antias misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kid finds it's way through Antias's defenses.
Nice shot by Kid.
Antias with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kid to score with a decent uppercut.
Kid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kid lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Antias throws a shot to the body.
Kid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Antias ducks right into an uppercut from Kid.
Antias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antias misses with a wild body shot.
Kid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Antias's head.
Antias moves forwards but Kid connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antias takes a swing at Kid's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Kid was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kid connects with a nice looking jab.
Kid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kid tries to clinch but Antias moves out of range.
Kid lands a jab to the head.
Kid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jah Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antias.
Antias takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice sprawl there from Kid as Antias shoots in.
Jah Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sophus Antias.
Kid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Antias takes a swing at Kid's ribcage but misses.
Kid feints a jab promting Antias to slip. Kid then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Antias slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That has opened up Sophus Antias's cut even more.
Antias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Kid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Antias takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sophus Antias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kid bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Antias's head backwards.
Kid cracks Antias with a good jab.
Antias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kid was well out of range. Poor timing from Antias.
Antias moves in looking to clinch but Kid pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kid scores with a jab.
Kid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antias.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jah Kid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kid 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jah Kid!
Jah Kid decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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