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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miklo Velka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velka comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Insane In The Membrane. Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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219 lbs
42 - 33 - 0 |
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miklo Velka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balrog Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Velka throws a leg kick that misses.
Velka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Velka throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Velka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Velka. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Velka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Velka moves his leg out of the way.
Velka tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Miklo Velka has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velka misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Velka wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Velka tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Velka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Velka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velka.
Velka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson tries to work over Velka's front leg with a kick but Velka checks it.
Velka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Velka.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velka moves away.
Velka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Velka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Velka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Velka ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
An attempted straight right counter from Velka misses the target.
Velka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Velka throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Miklo Velka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Velka tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velka wants to clinch.
Velka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson tries to counter with a clinch but Velka shakes him off and moves away.
Velka is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Velka swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velka moves away.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Velka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velka manages to avoid it.
Velka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Velka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson pushes Velka up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Velka.
Velka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Velka missing with knees to the body.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
Velka misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velka.
Velka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Velka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Velka backwards.
Velka misses with a knee to the head.
Velka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
Velka lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Balrog Johnson has been cut.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velka pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Velka controlling the action here for a moment.
Velka stalls.
Good body shot from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balrog Johnson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Velka checks it well.
As Johnson backs away, Velka returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Velka looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Velka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Velka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Velka shakes it off.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Velka looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Velka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson thumps Velka with a low kick.
Velka fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velka doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Velka throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Johnson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Velka checks a low kick from Johnson.
Velka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Velka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Velka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson has Velka up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson tries to work over Velka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Velka effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Velka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Velka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Velka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Velka just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Velka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Velka to work.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to stall but Velka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Velka misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Velka lands a knee to the head.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Velka into the cage.
Velka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Velka.
Velka misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Velka misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson is working Velka over against the cage.
Velka blocks an uppercut.
Velka lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Velka can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Velka avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Velka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Velka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Velka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Miklo Velka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Velka.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Balrog Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Velka misses with a kick to the body.
Velka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson throws a body punch but Velka moves out of range.
A jab from Velka finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Velka.
A head kick misses from Velka.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Velka.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Velka saw it coming and moves away.
Velka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Velka misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Velka throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Velka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Velka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Velka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Velka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Velka cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Velka misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Velka looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Velka clinches with his opponent.
Velka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Velka avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson avoiding damage as Velka throws knees to the body.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Velka lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson tries to work over Velka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velka controlling the action here for a moment.
Velka blocking some punches.
Velka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miklo Velka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velka's elbow.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Velka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Velka.
Velka trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Velka into the cage.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Velka.
Velka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Velka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson pushes Velka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Velka landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding damage as Velka throws knees to the body.
Velka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velka working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velka misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velka backwards.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velka.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Velka's ribcage. Velka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Miklo Velka.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balrog Johnson!
A very excited looking Balrog Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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