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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnathan Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezequiel Calderon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calderon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "One Rhythm (Da Yard Riddim Mix)" by Debi Nova. Ezequiel Calderon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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185 cm
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Johnathan Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ezequiel Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell blocks a head kick by Calderon.
Russell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Russell tries to clinch up but Calderon circles away and keeps his distance.
Russell tries to clinch up.
Russell tries a head kick but it misses.
Russell looks for the body kick but Calderon saw that one coming.
Russell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Calderon is out of range and Russell settles back down.
Russell shoots in looking for a takedown. Calderon tries to sprawl out of it but Russell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calderon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Russell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnathan Russell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russell stalks Calderon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Calderon's face. Calderon staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell blocks a head kick by Calderon.
Russell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Calderon is fending him off so far but Russell persists. Nope, Calderon circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnathan Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russell shoots in but no luck this time.
Calderon misses with a head kick.
Calderon looks winded!
Calderon slaps away a takedown attempt from Russell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Russell looks for a takedown but Calderon sprawls well.
Russell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Calderon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Russell misses.
Russell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Russell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Calderon defends it nicely.
Russell doesn't manage to clinch there - Calderon circles away.
Russell fails with a takedown attempt.
Russell misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Russell sprawls well. Russell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Calderon gets slowly back to his feet.
Russell swats away the attempt to clinch by Calderon.
Russell fails with a takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Russell scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell tries a head kick but it misses.
Russell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calderon as he jumps to the side.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calderon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russell tries to clinch but Calderon is having none of it.
Russell shoots in looking for a takedown but Calderon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Russell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Russell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calderon as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnathan Russell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Calderon has closed the distance and engaged Russell in a clinch.
Russell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calderon throws a sloppy head kick and Russell moves out of range easily.
Calderon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russell fails with a takedown attempt.
Calderon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Russell.
Russell shoots in looking for a takedown but Calderon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Russell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnathan Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Russell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Calderon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calderon throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnathan Russell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Russell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calderon pinned against the cage. Calderon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Calderon tries a head kick but it misses.
Calderon should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Calderon wants to clinch up but Russell keeps it at a distance.
Calderon swats away the attempt to clinch by Russell.
Russell shoots in for a double leg but Calderon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderon throws a head kick but Russell moves out of range.
Russell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Calderon sprawls well. Calderon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Russell gets slowly back to his feet.
Calderon slaps away a takedown attempt from Russell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Calderon throws a head kick that Russell semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calderon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Russell shoots for a double leg takedown but Calderon sprawls well. He's pushed Russell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Russell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calderon's waist but Calderon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Russell off to one side.
Calderon tries a head kick but it misses.
Calderon connects with an inside leg kick.
Russell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russell tries for a takedown but Calderon circles away easily
and Calderon counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ezequiel Calderon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Russell blocks a head kick by Calderon.
Calderon throws a shot to the body.
Russell keeps the fight on the outside.
Russell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Calderon on his heels. He'll look to pass Calderon's guard now, I'm sure.
Calderon wants to control but Russell passes easily into half guard.
Russell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Calderon defending well though.
We've been informed that Calderon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Russell is taking a breather. Calderon 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.
Calderon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calderon won't allow Russell to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Russell tries to stand but can't do so whilst Calderon controls his leg.
Russell wants to pass to mount but Calderon is defending the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnathan Russell just wasn't active enough.
Calderon shoots in looking for a takedown. Russell tries to sprawl out of it but Calderon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Russell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell rushes Calderon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Russell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Russell pulls Calderon into guard.
Russell is pulling down on Calderon's head. It's preventing any offense from Calderon, at least for the moment.
Calderon throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell trying to keep a closed guard but Calderon is proving a slippery customer.
Calderon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Calderon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Russell looking to control.
Russell is really struggling to control Calderon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Johnathan Russell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Calderon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Russell fails with a takedown attempt.
Calderon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell darts in looking for a takedown but Calderon gets double underhooks and turns Russell into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnathan Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calderon tries to clinch but Russell is having none of it.
Calderon tries a head kick but it misses.
Russell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Calderon but Calderon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnathan Russell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Russell 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnathan Russell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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