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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Meine (ranked 570 p4p, 712 weight class) and Hobo Garrincha (ranked 48 p4p, 62 weight class). Garrincha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Молодые ветра kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudolf Meine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hobo Garrincha!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Garrincha blocks the low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garrincha stuns Meine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrincha. Meine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meine connects with an inside leg kick.
Meine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garrincha staying out of range there.
Garrincha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Meine throws a big shot that misses.
Garrincha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Meines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garrincha looks to score with a jab to the body but Meine is just out of range.
Meine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garrincha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Meine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrincha misses with a body shot
and Meine counters with a straight right hand.
Garrincha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Meine finds it's way round the side to connect with Garrincha's head.
Meine throws a hook but Garrincha blocks it.
Meine gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Garrincha counters with a nice uppercut.
Meine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrincha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A clash of legs there as Garrincha blocks the low kick.
Garrincha lunges at Meine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meine's hand.
Garrincha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Meine throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrincha.
Garrincha misses with a body shot.
Meine looks to land a right hand but Garrincha moved out of range.
Meine lands a nice hook to Garrincha's body. Garrincha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrincha. Meine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rudolf Meine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meine throws a hook but Garrincha avoids it easily.
It seemed like Garrincha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrincha throws a shot to the body.
Meine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrincha.
Meine throws a leg kick that misses.
Meine connects with the punch.
Meine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrincha.
Meine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Garrincha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meine manages to avoid it.
Meine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrincha was well out of range. Poor timing from Meine.
Meine throws a leg kick which misses Garrincha's front leg but catches the back leg as Garrincha tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meine.
Garrincha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garrincha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Meine slips a straight right by Garrincha.
Meine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Meine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Meine wants to slow Garrincha down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Garrincha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Meine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garrincha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Meine scrambles back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Meine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Meine avoids the body shot from Garrincha.
Meine throws a leg kick which misses Garrincha's front leg but catches the back leg as Garrincha tries to avoid it.
Garrincha has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jab from Garrincha.
Meine needs to keep his hands up - Garrincha had a free shot at his head there.
Meine throws an off balance right hand
and Meine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meine takes one to the side of the head.
Meine misses the jab.
Garrincha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meine misses with a straight right.
Garrincha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meine can pounce on him.
Garrincha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meine misses with an uppercut. Garrincha saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Garrincha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garrincha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meine throws a leg kick but Garrincha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garrincha misses the shot to the body.
Meine tried to counter with a leg kick but Garrincha avoided it.
Meine is looking to chop away at Garrincha's legs.
Garrincha moves out of range as Meine throws a body kick.
Meine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meine just misses with a punch to the body.
Meine scores with a shot to the body.
Meine lands with a straight right. Garrincha didn't see that one coming.
Meine takes one on the button.
Meine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garrincha lands a really nice looking cross but Meine seems unphased.
Garrincha is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Meine had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garrincha is able to avoid easily.
Garrincha scores with the left hand. Meine knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meine. Garrincha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garrincha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garrincha has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Meine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meine misses with a looping right.
Garrincha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab from Garrincha.
Garrincha moves out of range of the body kick.
Garrincha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Meine on the side of the head.
Meine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Meine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Meine takes one to the chin there.
Garrincha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Meine. Meine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Meine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meine thuds his right hand into Garrincha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Meine misses with a leg kick.
Garrincha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Meine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hobo Garrincha will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab by Garrincha.
Garrincha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Meine avoids the body shot from Garrincha.
Meine misses with a hook.
That kick from Meine tenderised Garrincha's leg. Garrincha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garrincha works the jab nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Meine might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Meine misses with a low kick.
Garrincha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meine was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrincha.
Garrincha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garrincha lands a right hook to the body.
Meine throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrincha.
Meine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrincha.
Meine throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Meine.
Meine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Meine misses with a jab to the body
and Meine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Garrincha moves away from the strike by Meine.
Meine swings for the body but Garrincha moves out of range.
Garrincha throws a hook to the side of Meine's head but Meine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garrincha cracks Meine with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha moves out of range of the leg kick from Meine.
Garrincha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrincha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meine.
Meine tries to work over Garrincha's front leg with a kick but Garrincha checks it.
Meine throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrincha.
Garrincha slips under a jab from Meine.
Hobo Garrincha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meine connects with an inside leg kick.
Garrincha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meine was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrincha.
Garrincha lands a right hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Garrincha - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Meine there.
Meine with a hook.
Garrincha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garrincha.
It seemed like Garrincha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Meine thows a leg kick but Garrincha checks it
and Garrincha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha lands a jab to the nose.
Garrincha tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garrincha jabs Meine right on the nose. Meine blinks but takes it well.
Meine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meine takes one to the chin there.
Meine misses with an uppercut. Garrincha saw that one coming.
Garrincha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meine.
Meine throws a low kick, looking for Garrincha's leg but Garrincha calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meine. That's going to slow Garrincha down.
Garrincha loads up on a big right hand but Meine slips the punch.
Garrincha slips a straight right by Meine.
Meine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garrincha is able to avoid easily.
Garrincha with a hook.
Meine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garrincha.
Donk. Garrincha catches Meine right on the button with a cross.
Garrincha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meine was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrincha.
Meine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Garrincha misses.
Meine feints and then cracks Garrincha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garrincha down.
Garrincha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garrincha cracks Meine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garrincha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meine.
Meine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Meine throws out a leg kick but Garrincha moves out of range and Meine only half commits.
Meine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garrincha checks it well.
Garrincha clobbers Meine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Meine misses the target.
Garrincha lands with a hook. Meine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garrincha ducks right into an uppercut from Meine.
Garrincha works the jab nicely.
Garrincha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meine tries to land a front kick but Garrincha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Meine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrincha moves away.
Meine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garrincha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha just misses with a punch to the body.
Meine misses with a low kick.
Garrincha's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meine under the eye.
Meine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Garrincha.
Garrincha tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garrincha ducks under a wild hook from Meine.
Meine defending well as Garrincha loads up on a big left hand.
Garrincha moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garrincha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Meine motions for Garrincha to come forward. Meine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garrincha misses the shot to the body.
Meine throws a quick counter kick to the body but Garrincha avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrincha connects with a jab.
Garrincha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Meine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Meine misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobo Garrincha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Garrincha slips a straight right by Meine.
Hobo Garrincha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Meine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrincha loads up on a big right hand but Meine slips the punch.
Meine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garrincha is out of range.
Meine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garrincha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meine counters with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Meine.
Garrincha walks into a stiff left hand from Meine.
Garrincha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garrincha lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Meine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garrincha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrincha throws a body shot but no joy.
Meine is looking to counter punch.
Meine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garrincha scores with a decent looking hook.
Garrincha with a hook.
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!
Meine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garrincha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meine's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Meine misses its intended target.
Meine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meine ducks under a wild hook from Garrincha.
Meine lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Meine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Meine. Beautiful body shot.
Meine throws a leg kick but Garrincha sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Meine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrincha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Meine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meine defending well as Garrincha loads up on a big left hand.
Meine takes one to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Meine.
Meine throws a big shot that misses.
Garrincha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garrincha scores with a punch to the head.
Meine throws the left hand but Garrincha avoids the punch easily.
Meine throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Garrincha takes a swing at Meine's ribcage but misses.
Meine misses with a looping left.
Meine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garrincha's sensitive parts.
Garrincha looks to score with a jab to the body but Meine is just out of range.
Rudolf Meine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meine misses with a lunging right hand
and Garrincha counters with a nice uppercut.
Meine looks to throw the jab but Garrincha is out of range.
Garrincha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garrincha lands a jab to the nose.
Garrincha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Meine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meine throws the left hand but Garrincha avoids the punch easily.
Garrincha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Meine throws an off balance right hand
and Garrincha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrincha connects with the punch.
Garrincha tests Meine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good work by Garrincha as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garrincha checks it well.
Decent striking displayed by Garrincha there.
Meine looks to throw the jab but Garrincha is out of range.
Garrincha doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garrincha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garrincha throws a body punch but Meine moves out of range.
Meine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garrincha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garrincha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garrincha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garrincha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Meine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Meine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some bone on bone action there as Garrincha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garrincha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meine doesn't seem bothered though.
Meine keeps Garrincha at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garrincha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meine.
Meine looks to throw the jab but Garrincha is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha checks a leg kick.
Garrincha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garrincha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Meine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garrincha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garrincha dips to his left and cracks Meine with an uppercut!
Meine with a nice calf kick.
Garrincha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Meine's hands.
Meine loads up on a big right hand but Garrincha slips the punch.
Garrincha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Meine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garrincha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garrincha slips under a jab from Meine.
Meine throws a front kick aimed at Garrincha's knee but Garrincha avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrincha moves out of range as Meine strikes.
Meine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garrincha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meine at a distance.
Meine misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garrincha! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hobo Garrincha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garrincha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hobo Garrincha!
After winning the bout, Hobo Garrincha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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