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FFB 39: John vs. Johnson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drake Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer misses with a looping right.
Drake Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Gonzalez. No joy for Palmer on that attempt.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the head.
Palmer tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good exchange - Gonzalez coming out on top.
Palmer throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Palmer throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Palmer misses with the combination.
Gonzalez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Palmer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palmer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Palmer backing up. Palmer nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
A cross from Gonzalez lands.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmer misses with a hook to the body
and Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Palmer's head.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Palmer.
Palmer looking for a takedown.
Juan Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Palmer.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Palmer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Palmer.
Gonzalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Palmer throws a sloppy body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a left and a right that stings Palmer.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Palmer.
Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Palmer strikes.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmer.
Palmer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer misses with a jab to the body
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Palmer has time to react.
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Palmer.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palmer throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Palmer fails with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Palmer throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Palmer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Palmer looks gassed!
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Palmer.
Palmer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Palmer moves out of range.
Gonzalez has closed the distance and engaged Palmer in a clinch.
Gonzalez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Palmer.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palmer or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonzalez.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Palmer tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside.
Palmer misses with some punches.
Gonzalez keeps control of Palmer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzalez lands a body shot.
Palmer is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
Palmer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzalez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gonzalez, right into the meat.
Palmer throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmers head.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Palmer has Gonzalez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gonzalez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gonzalez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Palmer up against the cage.
Gonzalez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Gonzalez dominated 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.
Palmer throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Palmer misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Juan Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez clinches with his opponent.
Palmer misses with some punches.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Palmer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palmer wants a takedown.
Palmer is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Palmer scores with a shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzalez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gonzalez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Palmer misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzalez.
Palmer misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez has Palmer up against the cage in a clinch.
Palmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez counters with a one-two to the body.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palmer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Palmer backing up. Palmer nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Juan Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Palmer.
Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch.
Palmer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palmer can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Juan Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Palmer 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.
Palmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palmer misses with a hook to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palmer fails with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters by clinching up.
Palmer misses with a body punch.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Palmer's head.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Palmer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Palmer throws a combination that misses
and Palmer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palmer is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gonzalez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Palmer.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a single leg into guard. Palmer didn't expect that.
Gonzalez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Palmer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez wants to get up but he can't break Palmer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gonzalez!
A nice elbow there by Palmer.
Palmer landing strikes from the mount and Gonzalez is in trouble!
Palmer raining down shots from the mount!
Palmer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Palmer lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gonzalez hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gonzalez is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Gonzalez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzalez is in a horrible position here. Palmer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gonzalez is in a horrible position here. Palmer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Gonzalez dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Palmer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
Palmer throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Palmer looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Gonzalez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palmer tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Palmer back against the cage.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Palmer looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Palmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palmer throws a right hand that Gonzalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalez also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Palmer backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Palmer looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Palmer misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a series of strikes. Palmer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gonzalez cracks Palmer with a good jab.
Palmer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmer tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palmer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palmer misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmer tries to score a body lock takedown but Gonzalez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Palmer takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palmer tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Palmer wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonzalez trying to stall but Palmer improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gonzalez.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palmer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmer looking for a takedown.
Juan Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Palmer.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Palmer can't get the takedown.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Palmer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palmer letting Gonzalez take a breather here.
Palmer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tightens his grip and picks Palmer up, before dumping him to the ground. Palmer manages to land in guard.
Gonzalez is looking to stand up but Palmer won't let him.
Palmer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzalez's guard.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palmer.
Palmer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palmer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Palmer is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez has momentary wrist control but Palmer slips an elbow through the middle.
Palmer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Palmer throws a big right hand that misses.
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Palmer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Palmer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeps control of Palmer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Palmer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Palmer is looking for a kimura but Gonzalez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Palmer to get the leverage.
Palmer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez kicks Palmer off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez works Palmer's body with a nice hook.
Palmer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Palmer. That snapped Gonzalez's head back.
Palmer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzalez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer takes an elbow to the temple.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Palmer.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Palmer misses.
Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palmer misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Gonzalez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ira Stiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basso Toscano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ira Stiller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Basso Toscano's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ira Stiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Basso Toscano!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiller moves in looking to clinch but Toscano pushes him off.
Stiller pushes Toscano up against the cage in a clinch.
Toscano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stiller prevents it.
Stiller tries for a takedown but Toscano manages to get underhooks.
Toscano has Stiller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stiller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Toscano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stiller pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ira Stiller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Basso Toscano.
Good standup being displayed there by Stiller as he connects with a hook.
Toscano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stiller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stiller landing knees to the head.
Stiller has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Toscano clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toscano tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Toscano is in all sorts of trouble here.
Toscano manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Toscano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stiller wants to control but Toscano is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toscano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stiller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Toscano on the ground.
Stiller is nestled in close to Toscano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stiller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stiller uses his free foot to push down on Toscano's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Toscano.
Toscano sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Toscano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stiller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stiller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toscano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Toscano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Toscano is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toscano looks gassed!
Toscano tries to stand but Stiller is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toscano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Toscano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Toscano won't allow Stiller to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stiller looking to control.
Stiller striking off his back but it's not causing Toscano any problems.
Toscano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Toscano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stiller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stiller trying to strike off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stiller bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stiller landing a few strikes.
Toscano tries to bench press Stiller off him but Stiller keeps the position.
Stiller trying to control the action but Toscano is working from the bottom.
Toscano is pushing Stiller's head away, looking to escape. Stiller manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toscano tries to buck Stiller off but Stiller is having none of it.
Stiller lands some shots froms side control.
Toscano is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stiller off and has taken his back!
Stiller breaks Toscano's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Stiller wants to control from the top but Toscano keeps moving.
Stiller landing some decent shots from guard.
Toscano lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stiller!
Stiller is trying to escape the mount.
Stiller wants to hold on but Toscano pushes him away.
Stiller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stiller tries to get out of the position.
That's four 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.
Toscano looking to isolate an arm here. Stiller doesn't see it coming and as Toscano extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Toscano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Basso Toscano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Corpuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Corpuz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Lee!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corpuz shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Corpuz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
Corpuz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Corpuz, into his guard.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Corpuz is retaining full guard.
Corpuz wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Corpuz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corpuz wants to sweep but no luck.
Corpuz has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
Corpuz keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Corpuz being controlled here, momentarily.
Corpuz had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lee is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Corpuz Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lee's back instead.
Despite being in a bad position, Lee is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
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.
Lee showing good submission defense here.
Lee preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Corpuz.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Corpuz has got his arm under Lee's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Lee has spun round into Corpuz's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Corpuz is breathing heavily.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corpuz wants to hit a switch here but Lee passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Corpuz there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corpuz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lee controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Corpuz tries to reverse the position but Lee maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Lee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corpuz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Corpuz looking for submissions off his back.
Corpuz is pressing down on Lee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Corpuz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Corpuz walks into a jab.
Corpuz is rocked!
It looks like Chris Corpuz has been cut.
Lee drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Corpuz's head, knocking him out cold! Lee is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steven Lee!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rex Libris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gracie barra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). barra has chosen rock with you as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Libris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, gracie barra!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
barra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Libris throws a nice looking combination but barra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
barra moves out of range as Libris strikes.
barra shoots for a double leg takedown but Libris sprawls well. He's pushed barra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
barra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Libris's head.
Libris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Libris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
barra shoots for a double leg takedown but Libris sprawls well. He's pushed barra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rex Libris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gracie barra.
Libris thows a body shot but no joy.
barra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Libris throws a hook but barra avoids it easily.
barra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Libris.
Horrible takedown by barra or perhaps it was just good defense by Libris which made him look bad.
Libris misses the shot to the body.
Libris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Libris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
barra shoots in but Libris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Libris misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Libris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
barra shoots in for a double leg but Libris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
barra drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
barra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Libris is keeping the position for now.
barra stops Libris from standing up.
barra won't allow Libris to sweep him here.
Libris is breathing heavily.
barra drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Libris dives on top into guard.
barra looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
barra looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Libris preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Libris gets to his feet. barra looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Libris misses with a hook. barra ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Libris finds it's target.
Libris swings for the body but barra moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by barra.
Libris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. barra doesn't seem bothered though.
Libris lands with a straight right. barra didn't see that one coming.
Libris thows a body shot but no joy.
Libris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
barra has managed to clinch.
barra fails to pull the fight into his guard.
barra tries to throw a body punch but Libris avoids it by throwing barra back against the cage.
Libris is looking to break free of the clinch but barra has double underhooks.
barra tries to pull guard but Libris won't allow it.
barra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Libris smiles and moves away.
A combination from Libris does no damage.
Libris missing with a left hand there. barra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
barra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Libris just misses with a punch to the body.
Libris misses with a series of wild punches.
Libris misses the shot to the body.
That's four 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.
Libris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
barra shoots in but Libris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Libris thows a body shot but no joy.
Libris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Libris tests barra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Libris scores with a three punch combo!
barra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
barra ducks under a wild hook from Libris.
barra fails with the takedown.
Libris scores with a jab to the body.
barra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Libris dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Libris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
barra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Libris throws a hook but barra avoids it easily.
Libris thuds a left hand into barra's body.
A punch combination from Libris misses.
Libris misses with an uppercut.
barra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Libris swivels and escapes.
Libris throws a hook but barra blocks it.
barra moves into the clinch successfully.
barra prevents Libris from breaking the clinch.
barra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Libris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
barra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
barra tries to close the distance and clinch but Libris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Libris throws a hook to the side of barra's head but barra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rex Libris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Libris throws a right and a left that barra avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Libris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
barra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Libris but Libris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rex Libris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gracie barra.
Libris looks to score with a jab to the body but barra is just out of range.
Libris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. barra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
barra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Libris throws a jab but it's blocked by barra.
Libris cracks barra with an open hand slap.
barra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Libris but Libris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Libris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between barra's hands.
Libris swings for the body but barra moves out of range.
barra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Libris stuffs the takedown attempt from barra. barra gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Libris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Libris just misses with a punch to the body.
barra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Libris but Libris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Libris works the jab nicely.
Libris goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Libris takes a swing at barra's ribcage but misses.
Libris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Libris misses.
Libris lands with a nice combination. barra backs away looking to recover.
barra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Libris.
Libris takes a swing at barra's ribcage but misses.
Libris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by barra.
Libris with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Libris misses with a wild combination.
barra moves into range and clinches up with Libris.
barra tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Libris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Libris gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from barra.
barra misses with the head strike.
barra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Libris smiles and moves away.
Libris misses with a wild body shot.
Libris stuffs the takedown.
Libris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
barra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Libris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Libris lands a jab to the nose.
barra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Libris to score with a decent uppercut.
Libris misses the jab.
barra scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
barra working the ground and pound but Libris is defending the strikes.
Libris stops barra from passing to mount.
barra has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Libris!
Libris trying desperately to get to his feet.
barra misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Libris dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
barra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Libris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Libris throws a body punch but barra moves out of range.
A big left from Libris misses.
barra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Libris to the mat! Libris manages to get full guard.
barra throwing strikes from guard but Libris blocks nicely.
Libris keeping full guard, as barra tries to pass.
barra slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Libris explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rex Libris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
barra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Libris swivels and escapes.
Libris looks to throw the jab but barra is out of range.
Libris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
barra slips a straight right by Libris.
barra closes the distance and clinches.
barra tries to pull guard but Libris holds him up against the cage and eventually barra drops back down to his feet.
Rex Libris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gracie barra.
Libris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
barra tries to pull guard but Libris holds him up against the cage and eventually barra drops back down to his feet.
Libris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
barra jumps guard but Libris stands there with barra around his waist. barra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
barra wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Libris is looking to break free of the clinch but barra has double underhooks.
barra tries to pull guard but Libris won't allow it.
Libris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
barra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
barra drops down looking for an ankle pick but Libris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Libris misses with a two punch combination.
Libris throws a lazy right hand but barra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Libris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Libris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Libris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but barra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
barra tries to clinch there but Libris circles away.
Libris misses with an uppercut.
Libris swinging wilding here.
barra tries for a takedown but Libris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
barra shoots in looking for a takedown. Libris tries to sprawl out of it but barra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Libris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
barra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Libris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent barra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Libris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Libris scores with a one two! barra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
barra slips a jab and a cross from Libris.
barra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
barra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
barra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Libris misses.
No luck for barra with that takedown attempt.
barra slips a jab from Libris.
Libris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by barra.
gracie barra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Libris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Libris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
barra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Libris misses with a looping right.
Libris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Libris thows a body shot but no joy.
Libris looks to land a combination but barra avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Libris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Libris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Libris!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Shurk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesc Fabregas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fabregas's choice of entrance music: We Fly High. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shaun Shurk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesc Fabregas!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shurk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Shurk.
Shurk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shurk breaks from the clinch.
Whack! Shurk lands a heavy head kick that drops Fabregas. The ref tackles Shurk to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Fabregas was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Shaun Shurk!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vel Sirra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirra comes to the cage accompanied by Omen by Prodigy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vel Sirra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sirra has closed the distance and engaged Marko in a clinch.
Marko gets underhooks to prevent Sirra's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Marko.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sirra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sirra is trying to maintain a safe position but Marko gets an underhook and turns Sirra into the cage.
Sirra throws a head punch that misses.
Marko stops a takedown attempt from Sirra.
A short uppercut from Sirra.
Marko is trying to trip Sirra. He has hold of a leg but Sirra is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Marko persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Marko cracks Sirra with a solid left hand.
Marko lands a couple of elbows.
Sirra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marko.
Marko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sirra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marko landing with the ground and pound.
Marko works over Sirra with some ground and pound from guard.
Sirra is rocked!
Marko distracts Sirra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh Sirra is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirra is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marko manages to get to full guard.
Sirra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sirra seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirra is working hard here to advance position.
Sirra thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marko throwing short punches from the bottom.
Marko trying to strike off his back.
Sirra drops back looking for a leg! Marko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marko manages to kick Sirra off! Sirra jumps back into Marko's guard.
Sirra is breathing heavily.
Sirra stopping the sweep attempt from Marko.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marko misses with an uppercut. Sirra saw that one coming.
Cain Marko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marko throws out a loose jab but Sirra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marko misses with an uppercut.
Marko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sirra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sirra checks a leg kick nicely.
Marko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko throws a sloppy head kick and Sirra moves out of range easily.
Sirra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marko lands a nice shot to the body.
Marko throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Sirra tumbling to the canvas!
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!
Marko loads up on a big left hand. Sirra felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Marko looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Sirra can't hide his disappointment, as Marko celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Marko!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between EJ Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abidah Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that EJ Junior has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily EJ Junior seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, EJ Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abidah Augustus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior tries to clinch but Augustus is having none of it.
Junior lands with a nice combination. Augustus backs away looking to recover.
Junior scores with a shot to the body.
Junior is looking to clinch but Augustus is avoiding it.
Junior stalks Augustus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Augustus's face. Augustus staggers backwards, shaken.
Augustus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Junior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Junior scores with a nice head shot.
Augustus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Augustus tries to move into full mount but can't pass Junior's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augustus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Augustus trying to control the position but Junior is working away.
Junior is looking to reverse the position.
Augustus tries for a kimura but Junior is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior tries to buck Augustus off but Augustus is having none of it.
Junior manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Junior tries to stand and escape but Augustus is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Junior is pressing down on Augustus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Augustus is holding on for now.
Augustus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Augustus is pressing down on Junior's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Junior pushes down on Augustus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Junior stands up out of the half guard.
Augustus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
EJ Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Junior wants to clinch up but Augustus keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Junior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Augustus feints and as Junior raises his hands in defense, Augustus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Augustus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Augustus looks gassed!
Junior is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Junior is not content to let Augustus control the position.
Junior is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Junior knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Augustus on the ground.
Augustus wants to work for an arm triangle but Junior is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Augustus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Junior doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Augustus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior is trying to get back to full guard.
Junior is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Augustus pulls his head out easily.
Augustus passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Junior!
Augustus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Junior working to try and regain half guard.
Augustus is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Junior is surviving well by controlling Augustus's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus wants to finish this one by submission but Junior is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Augustus.
Junior is wriggling around trying to escape.
Augustus tries to control but Junior wriggling away.
Augustus goes for an armbar but Junior turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Junior.
Augustus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Junior drops back looking for a leg! Augustus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Augustus manages to kick Junior off! Junior jumps back into Augustus's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abidah Augustus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Augustus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Junior scores with a four punch combination!
Junior is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Junior tests Augustus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Junior scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Junior listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Junior moves out of range as Augustus throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Junior coming out on top.
Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Augustus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Donk. Junior catches Augustus right on the button with a cross.
Augustus circles away from the clinch attempt.
EJ Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior misses with a wild combination.
Junior stuffs the takedown attempt from Augustus. Augustus gets slowly back to his feet.
Junior moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
EJ Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augustus takes one on the button.
A left and a right from Junior both land. Nice combination.
Junior clinches up with Augustus and pushes him back against the cage.
Junior manages to pull guard.
Junior tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Augustus from controlling successfully.
Augustus pushes down on Junior's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustus is trying to work for a kimura but Junior is defending well.
Augustus is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Augustus pulls his head out easily.
Junior is refusing to be controlled, as Augustus sits in half guard.
Augustus wants to work for an arm triangle but Junior is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Augustus prevents Junior from improving his position.
Augustus trying to control the action but Junior is working from the bottom.
Junior tries to get to full guard but Augustus has control of the leg.
Augustus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Junior scores with a three punch combo!
Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Augustus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Junior finds it's way round the side to connect with Augustus's head.
Junior cracks Augustus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Junior fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Junior keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
EJ Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abidah Augustus.
Augustus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Augustus gets to mount! Junior was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Junior keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Junior is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Augustus is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Junior has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Junior!
Junior drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Junior jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Junior avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Augustus has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Junior is looking to defend but Augustus has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Junior! Augustus pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Junior taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Abidah Augustus!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Frulani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frulani's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling. Gracie has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Frulani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frulani goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Frulani throws a head kick that misses.
Frulani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frulani closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Frulani seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frulani's guard.
Frulani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frulani keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Gracie seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Frulani dodges the ground and pound from Gracie.
Frulani is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Frulani looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gracie gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Frulani is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gracie lets go of the hold and Frulani can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renato Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big john (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). john comes into the arena with Low Tuned Acoustic Jam blaring out of the sound system. Johnson has chosen Theme from The Tick as his entrance music. Johnny Johnson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big john!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
john drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst john is controlling him.
john postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
john throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
john in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
john trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
john fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a combination but john avoids it well.
Johnny Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
john tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
john dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but john moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
john throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
john has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but john has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
john lands a body shot.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
john tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson swings for the body but john moves out of range.
Johnson digs a good hook to john's body.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but john is just out of range.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down john rather than just go for the knockout.
john wants to clinch.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
john rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
john can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
john is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
john is rocked!
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a combination but john avoids it well.
john moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into john's ribs.
john is breathing heavily.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and john counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as john accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
john working some strikes from top position.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from john.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
john stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells john's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
john stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
john is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson throws a series of punches but john moves out of range.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws a series of punches but john moves out of range.
john tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
john blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
john wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but john is just out of range.
john shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but john uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses the body punch
and john counters by clinching up.
Johnson is trying to break free.
john misses with a punch on the inside.
john doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
john wants the takedown. Johnson is fighting it off but john persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Johnson's guard against the cage.
john is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but john has managed to sneak the leg through.
john is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
john not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
john sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
john looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but john is controlling him
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from john.
john missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is looking to control john's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from john.
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.
Johnson tries to kick john off but john keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
john ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson cracks john with an open hand slap.
john is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - john looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from john.
john closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - john lands in his opponent's guard.
john in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
john 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
john won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
john throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
john is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
john trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing john from controlling successfully.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from john.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
john wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of john's head but john sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
john tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Big john is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
john closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between john's hands.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as john shoots in.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
john drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by john.
john bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
john displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
john shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
john clinches up against the cage.
john fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
john lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
john makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! john's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
john defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but john uses good head movement to avoid it.
john tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Oh john is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
john wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
john seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on john's shoulder, as john tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
john gets the takedown into side control.
john misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson wants to control but john is keeping busy.
john throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
john wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
john makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells john's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
john in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson wants to stand but john is controlling the position.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but john is one step ahead there.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from john.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
john working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
john throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
john is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
john looking for a sweep. Not yet john, not yet.
john will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
john has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Johnson has passed into side control.
Johnson stands up and beckons john to his feet.
Johnny Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
john moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
john tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson jabs at john's body.
john avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. john saw that one coming.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson jabs john right on the nose. john blinks but takes it well.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. john backs away looking to recover.
Nice defenses there by john.
john 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 waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract john.
john takes one to the chin there.
Johnson scores with a jab. john acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
john slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Johnson really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
john avoids a punch combination nicely.
john tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
john lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
john gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson catches john with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
john ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
john looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
john wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as john backs up against the cage.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
john shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
john walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped john in his tracks.
john with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
john moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
A jab-cross combination lands for Johnson and sends john crashing to the mat! Johnson follows him down to the mat - john regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Johnson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
john is looking to improve his position.
Johnson wants to stand but john has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
john tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
john wants to control the action here but instead Johnson manages to pass to full mount!
john is trying desperately to improve position.
john is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
john is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
john is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson looking to control but john is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
john is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson blocks john's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
john is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Johnson dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but john manages to avoid it.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
john wants to clinch.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
john tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
john fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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.
john moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
john throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
john 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.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped john's head back.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson drops john with a beautiful combination! john stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
john staying out of range there.
john closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big john. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
john fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
john walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
john takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson drops john with a nice combination! Johnson dives into john's guard, looking to finish!
john wants to hit a switch here but Johnson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for john there!
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
john tries to get back to half guard but can't.
john slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
john has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson not doing much here.
Johnson tries to stand but can't do so whilst john controls his leg.
john tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
john is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
john gets full guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but john keeps moving.
john thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Johnson trying to control but john is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson with a hook.
Big john has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
john misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Johnson!
Johnny Johnson is the new light heavyweight champion!
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