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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Buford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Juranic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Buford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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249 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Buford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luka Juranic!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Buford.
It looks like Luka Juranic has been cut.
Buford moves into the clinch.
Juranic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juranic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Buford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Buford.
Juranic slips a jab and a cross from Buford.
Buford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Juranic misses.
Buford slips under a jab from Juranic.
Buford throws a series of punches but Juranic moves out of range.
No joy there for Buford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buford slips a straight right by Juranic.
Buford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juranic.
Buford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Juranic has time to react.
Juranic throws a right and a left that Buford avoids nicely.
Buford works Juranic's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juranic throws out the jab.
Buford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Buford jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Buford throws a series of punches but Juranic moves out of range.
Buford tries to clinch but Juranic is having none of it.
Juranic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buford slips a jab from Juranic.
Juranic loads up on a big right hand but Buford slips the punch.
Juranic scores with a hook.
It looks like Marcus Buford has been cut.
Buford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juranic.
Buford swinging wildly here.
Juranic slips a jab and a cross from Buford.
Juranic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juranic is working for a kimura but Buford is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juranic wants to pass to mount but Buford is defending the position.
Buford regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Juranic.
Buford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juranic trying to control but Buford is working from the bottom.
Juranic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Buford kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Buford wants to stand up but Juranic is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juranic looking to sit in guard and control but Buford gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Buford passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Juranic tries to buck Buford off but Buford is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Juranic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Buford controlling from side mount.
Buford working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Juranic seems a little lost for a moment, as Buford dominates the positioning.
Buford decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buford tries to clinch but Juranic is having none of it.
Buford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Buford cracks Juranic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Juranic cracks a nice hook into Buford's ribs.
Buford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Juranic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Buford is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Juranic misses.
Juranic lands with a cross.
Juranic throws a sloppy body shot
and Buford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Buford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buford displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Juranic.
Juranic throws a right and a left that Buford avoids nicely.
Buford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luka Juranic will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Juranic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Juranic throws out a loose jab but Buford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juranic misses with a two punch combination.
Juranic throws a right and a left that Buford avoids nicely.
Buford misses with a wild combination.
Buford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Buford throws a nice looking combination but Juranic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juranic misses with a hook.
Buford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buford's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Buford duly obliges.
Juranic takes one on the button.
Buford clobbers Juranic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juranic. Buford does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buford throws a shot to the body.
Juranic misses with a hook.
Buford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Buford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Juranic is breathing heavily.
Juranic walks into a jab.
Marcus Buford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Juranic misses the target.
Buford digs a good hook to Juranic's body.
Juranic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buford.
Buford scores with a decent looking hook.
Buford lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buford has closed the distance and engaged Juranic in a clinch.
Buford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buford misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buford has managed to clinch.
Buford is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Juranic can't fight it off and eventually Buford manages to take the fight to the floor. Juranic looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Buford showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Juranic keeping moving, preventing Buford from controlling successfully.
Juranic keeping full guard, as Buford tries to pass.
Buford content to stall in guard here.
Juranic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Buford passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buford lands a nice forearm strike.
Buford controls the position from side control.
Juranic manages to get back to half guard.
Buford looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juranic is trying to control but can't.
Juranic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Juranic trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juranic tries to get to full guard but Buford has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buford lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Buford prevents Juranic from improving his position.
Buford is taking a breather. Juranic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Juranic is in trouble now - Buford has advanced to mount!
Juranic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Buford raining down hammerfists from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buford landing strikes from the mount and Juranic is in trouble!
Buford landing strikes, looking to finish!
Buford trying to control but Juranic is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Buford dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Buford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buford misses the shot to the body.
Juranic misses with a combination
and Buford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Buford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marcus Buford is winning the standup battle so far.
Buford moves away from the strike by Juranic.
Buford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Juranic.
Buford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juranic 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.
Buford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juranic.
Buford tries to clinch but Juranic is having none of it.
Marcus Buford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juranic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Juranic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buford throws a nice looking combination but Juranic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juranic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buford throws a series of punches but Juranic avoids them all with ease.
Buford misses with a few strikes there.
Marcus Buford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juranic.
Buford lands a right hook to the body.
Juranic throws a jab but it's blocked by Buford.
Buford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juranic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buford throws a series of punches but Juranic avoids them all with ease.
Juranic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Buford keeps the fight on the outside.
Buford throws a combination that misses
and Juranic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Buford as he connects with a hook.
Juranic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buford throws a right hand that Juranic ducks under and follows up with a left that Juranic also avoids with ease.
Juranic misses the body punch
and Buford counters with a series of strikes. Juranic will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juranic misses with a combination
and Buford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buford is looking to wear down Juranic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Buford misses with a two punch combination.
Juranic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A shot to the body from Juranic misses
and Buford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buford tries to bum rush Juranic with a series of wild strikes but Juranic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buford slips a jab from Juranic.
A cross from Buford lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Buford.
Buford misses with a double jab.
Buford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Buford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buford lands a two punch combo.
Buford lands a nice hook to Juranic's body. Juranic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Juranic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buford scores with a one two! Juranic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Buford misses with a wild combination.
Buford throws a series of punches but Juranic moves out of range.
Juranic misses with a series of wild punches.
Buford misses with a double jab.
Buford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Juranic.
A shot to the body from Juranic misses
and Buford counters with a series of strikes. Juranic will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheers as Buford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Juranic doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Buford both land. Nice combination.
Buford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Juranic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buford throws a combination that misses
enabling Juranic to counter with a crisp jab.
Buford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buford misses with a wild combination.
Juranic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sloppy strikes from Buford. Those never looked like landing.
Buford has Juranic up against the cage in a clinch.
Juranic struggles to land a body shot inside as Buford controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buford blocks a body shot from Juranic.
Juranic misses with some punches.
Buford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juranic looks to throw the jab but Buford is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Buford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buford 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Buford!
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