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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice has chosen Montana of 300 - Daddy Used to be the Plug as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
16 - 5 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aires scores with a jab. Justice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aires avoids the body shot from Justice.
Aires walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aires lands with a hook. Justice tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Justice throws a leg kick that misses.
Justice looks to land a combination but Aires avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Aires misses the target.
Aires bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Justice backs away, Aires returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Aires has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Renegade Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Justice misses with a straight right.
Justice misses with an uppercut.
Aires is looking to chop away at Justice's legs.
Aires misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Justice digs a good hook to Aires's body.
Aires fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Justice looks to land a right hand but Aires moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Aires.
A jab from Justice finds it's way through Aires's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aires lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justice circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aires's sensitive parts.
Justice lands a head shot.
Justice throws out a loose jab but Aires uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aires looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Justice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the body from Aires misses
and Justice counters with a leg kick.
Aires misses with a wild body shot.
Aires takes a jab right on the kisser.
Justice misses with an uppercut. Aires saw that one coming.
Aires swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aires.
Justice throws a one two combo.
Good leg kick by Aires there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aires throws a predictable looking body shot
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aires scores with a crisp jab that stopped Justice in his tracks.
Justice connects with a crisp jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aires.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires keeps Justice at a distance using the push kick.
Aires jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Justice. No joy for Aires on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Justice.
Aires has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Justice finds it's way round the side to connect with Aires's head.
Justice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aires looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Justice misses with a low kick.
Justice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aires closes the distance and clinches up with Justice, looking for a takedown. Aires pushes Justice against the cage but Justice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Aires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aires misses with a body shot
and Aires takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aires closes this distance looking for a takedown but Justice circles away.
Justice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aires.
Justice scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Aires. That snapped Justice's head back.
Aires lands a nice leg kick that just misses Justice's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Justice catches Aires right on the button with a cross.
Justice moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Justice lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Justice lands a nice shot that snaps Aires's head back.
Aires throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Justice's waist but Justice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aires off to one side.
Justice jabs Aires right on the nose. Aires blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aires. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aires moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Aires 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Justice blocks a jab.
Aires misses with a wild body shot.
Aires ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aires misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Justice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires shoots and misses
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aires cracks Justice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Justice stalks Aires and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aires's face. Aires staggers backwards, shaken.
Justice takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aires lands a jab to the head.
Justice fakes the leg kick and cracks Aires in the body.
Justice throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Aires counters with a straight right hand.
Justice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aires. That did some damage!
Justice looks to land a right hand but Aires moved out of range.
Aires misses with a body shot
and Aires takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aires jabs Justice right on the nose. Justice blinks but takes it well.
Aires throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab.
Aires throws a predictable looking body shot
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justice misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aires uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
Aires pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justice is out of range and Aires settles back down.
Justice connects with a right hand. Aires shakes it off.
Aires scores with a nice body kick.
Aires throws a leg kick
and Justice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aires throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Justice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aires checks it well.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Aires.
Justice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Justice throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aires's head.
Sloppy strikes from Justice. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Aires wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aires connects with a leg kick. Justice looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aires lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aires showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justice.
Aires looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aires swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab.
Justice blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Justice.
Aires feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Justices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Justice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Aires scores with a nice strike.
Justice misses the jab.
Justice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Aires might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Justice throws a one two combo.
Aires throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Justice's waist but Justice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aires off to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Aires throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justice connects with a high kick.
Justice avoids the body shot from Aires.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Justice. That's going to slow Aires down.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Aires.
Aires throws a wild body kick that Justice sees coming a mile off.
Justice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Justice slips under a jab.
Aires throws a half hearted mid kick.
Justice misses with a hook
and Aires counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Justice throws a leg kick but Aires sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Justice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aires fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Justice to the ground. Aires is now in Justice's guard.
Aires works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Justice manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Aires keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Justice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Justice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aires misses with a hook from the clinch.
Justice pushes off an throws an elbow but Aires leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice scores with a hook to the body.
Justice blocks an uppercut.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Aires.
Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Justice has Aires pressed against the cage, preventing Aires from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aires misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Justice lands a nice uppercut.
Aires goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Justice fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Justice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Justice lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Justice tries a body shot but Aires blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aires.
A hook to the body from Aires.
Justice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Airess head.
Aires softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aires blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aires misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Justice creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Justice throws a head punch that misses.
Aires blocking some punches.
Justice throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Aires.
Justice struggles to land a body shot inside as Aires controls his hands.
Aires lands with a left to the head.
Aires breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Justice slaps away a takedown attempt from Aires, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justice cracks Aires with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aires uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justice.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aires wants to land a leg kick but Justice is out of range.
Aires ducks right into an uppercut from Justice.
Justice lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aires.
A chopping leg kick lands by Justice.
Aires takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aires throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aires shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Justice but Justice pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A lazy body kick from Aires
and Justice counters with a nice body shot.
Justice throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aires avoids the head kick by Justice.
Aires drops down looking for a counter takedown but Justice sprawls and moves away.
Aires throws a wild body kick that Justice sees coming a mile off.
Johnny Justice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Aires misses its intended target.
Justice unleashes a big counter combination but Aires bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Justice throws a low kick but Aires moves out of range easily.
Aires takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aires closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aires fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires 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.
Aires slips under a jab from Justice.
Aires looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aires throws a head kick that misses.
Justice connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aires's hands.
Justice moves away from the strike by Aires.
Justice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aires takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking cross lands there for Justice.
Aires takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab lands there for Aires.
Justice tried to score with a low kick but Aires checks it.
Justice ducks right into an uppercut from Aires.
Aires scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Justice is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aires is nestled in close to Justice, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Aires seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Justice is trying to stand up here but Aires is controlling him well.
Aires is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aires looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aires is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aires looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Aires seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bruno Aires has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aires lands with a punch from half guard.
Justice felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Aires has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Aires connects with a nice short shot to Justice's temple.
Aires looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Justice with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Aires lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aires lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aires scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aires working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Aires takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aires working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice pushes Aires off looking to stand but Aires dives back in and keeps control.
Justice is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Aires controlling the pace.
Justice kicks Aires off and gets back to his feet.
Justice slips under a jab.
Aires shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Aires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aires slips under a jab.
Aires throws a low kick but it's checked well by Justice.
Aires pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice scores with a shot to the body.
Justice on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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 Bruno Aires.
I think Justice 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Justice!
A relieved looking Johnny Justice thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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