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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Chavalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Poe Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Chavalo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. George Chavalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Chavalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Poe Jr!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poe Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chavalo to score with a decent uppercut.
Poe Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernando Poe Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavalo misses with a few strikes there.
Crunch! Poe Jr slams his shin into Chavalo's torso.
Poe Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chavalo is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poe Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Chavalo's side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chavalo checks a leg kick.
Poe Jr slips under a jab.
Chavalo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good work by Chavalo as he checks the leg kick.
Chavalo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poe Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Poe Jr thows a body kick. Chavalo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Poe Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Poe Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavalo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poe Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Poe Jr tries to work over Chavalo's front leg with a kick but Chavalo checks it.
Poe Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Poe Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poe Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poe Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poe Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavalo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chavalo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Poe Jr backs up against the ropes.
Poe Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poe Jr looks to land a body kick but Chavalo moved away.
Poe Jr misses with a body kick.
Chavalo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Poe Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Chavalo throws a push kick but Poe Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Chavalo checks the leg kick.
Poe Jr misses with a head kick.
Poe Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poe Jr dodges the punch combination from Chavalo.
Good leg kick by Poe Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chavalo.
Chavalo tries to land a front kick but Poe Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Chavalo.
Poe Jr misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe Jr throws a push kick but Chavalo slaps the foot to one side.
Poe Jr looks to throw a body kick
and Chavalo counters with a left to the body.
Chavalo throws a sloppy head kick and Poe Jr moves out of range easily.
Chavalo blocks a head kick by Poe Jr.
Chavalo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Poe Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Chavalo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Poe Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chavalo.
Chavalo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poe Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poe Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Poe Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chavalo counters with a left and a right that stings Poe Jr.
Poe Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chavalo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Poe Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chavalo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poe Jr.
Chavalo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Poe Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Poe Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chavalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Poe Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Poe Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Chavalo.
Poe Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Chavalo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Poe Jr throws a leg kick
and Chavalo counters with a nice body kick.
Chavalo throws a one two combo.
Poe Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poe Jr throws a push kick but Chavalo slaps the foot to one side.
Poe Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Chavalo.
Chavalo cracks Poe Jr with an open hand slap.
Chavalo checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Poe Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chavalo - the referee stops the clock and Poe Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chavalo. Poe Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poe Jr blocks a head kick by Chavalo.
Poe Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Chavalo moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid body kick from Chavalo.
Chavalo thuds his shin into the meat of Poe Jr's side.
Poe Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chavalo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick by Poe Jr misses
and Chavalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavalo avoids the head kick by Poe Jr.
Chavalo moves out of range of the leg kick from Poe Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Chavalo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poe Jr looks to land a body kick but Chavalo moved away.
Nice straight punches there by Chavalo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chavalo.
Poe Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fernando Poe Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chavalo swinging wilding here.
Poe Jr slips a jab and a cross from Chavalo.
Poe Jr throws and low kick but Chavalo moves out of range easily.
Poe Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
George Chavalo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poe Jr blocks the body kick.
Chavalo lands a right hook to the body.
Chavalo misses with a wild combination.
Chavalo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poe Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chavalo throws a series of strikes that have Poe Jr backpedaling.
Poe Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poe Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poe Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Poe Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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.
Poe Jr throws a leg kick
and Chavalo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Chavalo avoids a kick to the body.
Chavalo checks a low kick from Poe Jr.
Chavalo lands with a nice combination. Poe Jr backs away looking to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Poe Jr.
Both fighters circling a little - Chavalo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chavalo cracks Poe Jr with a good jab.
A low kick from Poe Jr is predictable there
and Chavalo counters with a nice body kick.
Poe Jr tries to score with a low kick but Chavalo moves his leg out of the way.
Chavalo lands with a hook. Poe Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Poe Jr throws a head kick but Chavalo moves out of range.
Poe Jr misses with a leg kick.
Chavalo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poe Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poe Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chavalo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chavalo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chavalo avoids the head kick by Poe Jr.
Poe Jr looks to land a body kick but Chavalo moved away.
Chavalo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavalo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Chavalo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Chavalo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Poe Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poe Jr lands a front kick.
Poe Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Chavalo moves out of range easily.
Chavalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavalo swinging wilding here.
Poe Jr misses with a body kick.
Chavalo is looking to land body kicks.
Poe Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavalo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Poe Jr. That one must have hurt.
Poe Jr misses with a low kick as Chavalo jumps back.
A right-left combo lands from Chavalo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe Jr tries to land a front kick but Chavalo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chavalo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Poe Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Poe Jr - that will leave a mark!
Poe Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Chavalo counters with a head kick.
Chavalo misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poe Jr throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe Jr looks for the body kick but Chavalo saw that one coming.
Poe Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poe Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chavalo!
Poe Jr tries to land a body kick
and Chavalo counters with a one-two to the body.
Chavalo moves out of range as Poe Jr throws a body kick.
Chavalo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poe Jr.
Poe Jr throws a head kick but Chavalo moves out of range.
Poe Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chavalo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Poe Jr throws a head kick but Chavalo moves out of range.
Poe Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Chavalo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Poe Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Chavalo counters with a two punch combo.
Poe Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Chavalo.
Chavalo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poe Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Chavalo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poe Jr tries to land a body kick
and Chavalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poe Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavalo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poe Jr.
Chavalo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chavalo scores with a nice body kick.
Poe Jr blocks a head kick by Chavalo.
Poe Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chavalo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chavalo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poe Jr throws a leg kick which misses Chavalo's front leg but catches the back leg as Chavalo tries to avoid it.
Poe Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Poe Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chavalo throws a front kick that sends Poe Jr stumbling back into the ropes.
Chavalo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poe Jr motions for Chavalo to come forward. Poe Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Chavalo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chavalo scores with a push kick.
Poe Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavalo scores with a spinning back kick!
Chavalo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chavalo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Poe Jr throws a head kick but Chavalo moves out of range.
Chavalo connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Chavalo clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chavalo throws a wild body kick that Poe Jr sees coming a mile off.
Chavalo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poe Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chavalo. That did some damage!
Poe Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poe Jr misses with a leg kick.
Chavalo avoids the head kick by Poe Jr.
Chavalo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poe Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Chavalo counters with a head kick.
Chavalo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chavalo looks to land a combination. Poe Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Poe Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poe Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Poe Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavalo blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavalo throws a push kick but Poe Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Poe Jr throws a wild body kick that Chavalo sees coming a mile off.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chavalo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chavalo looks to land a body kick but Poe Jr moved away.
A head kick misses from Poe Jr.
Chavalo punishes Poe Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavalo blocks the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Chavalo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chavalo.
Poe Jr throws and low kick but Chavalo moves out of range easily.
Chavalo scoring well with a low kick there.
Poe Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chavalo lands a jab-cross combination.
Chavalo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Poe Jr misses
and Chavalo counters with a good low kick that Poe Jr was not able to check.
Poe Jr wants to land a leg kick but Chavalo is out of range.
Chavalo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Poe Jr throws a leg kick but Chavalo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chavalo blocks a head kick by Poe Jr.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chavalo.
Chavalo throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chavalo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Poe Jr - the referee stops the clock and Chavalo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Poe Jr. Chavalo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chavalo misses with the combination.
Chavalo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chavalo tries to land a front kick but Poe Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Poe Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Chavalo's side.
Poe Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Chavalo moves out of range easily.
Poe Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Chavalo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poe Jr.
Chavalo cracks Poe Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Poe Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chavalo misses with a few strikes there.
Poe Jr throws the kick towards the body but Chavalo avoids it.
Poe Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavalo lands a front kick.
Poe Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poe Jr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chavalo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chavalo misses with a series of wild punches.
Chavalo tries to bum rush Poe Jr with a series of wild strikes but Poe Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poe Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Chavalo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chavalo swinging wilding here.
Poe Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chavalo counters with a two punch combo.
Poe Jr blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that George Chavalo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chavalo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Poe Jr moves out of range as Chavalo throws a body kick.
Chavalo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chavalo lands a head kick!
Chavalo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poe Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chavalo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A clash of legs there as Chavalo blocks the low kick.
Chavalo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poe Jr throws a head kick but Chavalo moves out of range.
Chavalo thumps Poe Jr with a low kick.
Poe Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chavalo throws a series of punches but Poe Jr avoids them all with ease.
Poe Jr throws a wild body kick that Chavalo sees coming a mile off.
A solid body kick from Chavalo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chavalo.
Chavalo throws a wild body kick that Poe Jr sees coming a mile off.
Chavalo throws a series of punches but Poe Jr avoids them all with ease.
Poe Jr is looking to slow Chavalo down with leg kicks.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Poe Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Chavalo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chavalo throws a push kick but Poe Jr slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poe Jr.
Chavalo moves out of range as Poe Jr throws a body kick.
Chavalo scores with a push kick.
Poe Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chavalo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chavalo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poe Jr misses with a head kick.
Chavalo blocks a head kick by Poe Jr.
Poe Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chavalo pushes Poe Jr away with a front kick.
Chavalo throws a wild body kick that Poe Jr sees coming a mile off.
Poe Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Poe Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chavalo. Chavalo obviously looking to wear him down.
Chavalo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chavalo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chavalo works over Poe Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Poe Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poe Jr throws a leg kick
and Chavalo counters with a series of strikes. Poe Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chavalo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poe Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Chavalo counters with a nice body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poe Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chavalo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chavalo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chavalo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poe Jr throws a head kick that Chavalo semi-blocks.
Chavalo connects with a right hand. Poe Jr shakes it off.
Chavalo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poe Jr throws a low kick but Chavalo avoids it.
Chavalo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Poe Jr backs up against the ropes.
Chavalo misses with a body kick.
Poe Jr throws a front kick that sends Chavalo stumbling back into the ropes.
Poe Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chavalo.
A head kick misses from Poe Jr.
Chavalo moves out of range as Poe Jr throws a body kick.
Chavalo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick by Poe Jr misses
and Chavalo counters with a three punch combo that has Poe Jr backing up. Poe Jr nods at Chavalo to acknowledge the strikes.
Chavalo throws a wild body kick that Poe Jr sees coming a mile off.
Chavalo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fernando Poe Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poe Jr tried to score with a low kick but Chavalo checks it.
Chavalo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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 George Chavalo.
I think Chavalo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Chavalo!
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