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TFC 11: Guy vs. Johnson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilja Vasuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magomed Itaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasuta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is E.S. Posthumus Unstoppable . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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179 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ilja Vasuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Magomed Itaev!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itaev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vasuta is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Itaev's half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vasuta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vasuta is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Itaev is just riding it out for now. Vasuta eventually gives up the hold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasuta is trying to control the action in half guard but Itaev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Itaev taking some punishment here, with Vasuta in his half guard.
Vasuta prevents Itaev from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasuta has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Itaev defend it? Vasuta steps over the head and cranks it - Itaev is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Vasuta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ilja Vasuta!
As Ilja Vasuta got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Magomed is a good boxer. He has wonderful punches. I followed my plan and catched him. Thanks to my sponsors, fans, friends, family and manager. Now I want to train in Russia and take a break for fighting. It was good night. Thanks.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Montagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Montagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elvis Ronan!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronan lands a really nice looking cross but Montagner seems unphased.
Ronan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Montagner doesn't seem bothered though.
Montagner shoots and misses
and Montagner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ronan stuffs the takedown attempt from Montagner. Montagner gets slowly back to his feet.
Ronan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ronan.
Montagner is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ronan connects with a single shot there.
Ronan lands a left and a right that send Montagner crashing to the mat, dazed. Ronan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Montagner is rocked!
Ronan lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Montagner falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ronan dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Ronan!
Elvis Ronan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boyan Cadell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cadell comes into the arena with Run to the Hills blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boyan Cadell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Rua!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadell lands an overhand right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua tries for a takedown but Cadell circles away easily
and Cadell counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cadell.
Cadell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cadell throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Cadell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rua to the mat! Rua manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cadell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rua can't keep his opponent in guard - Cadell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is looking for a sweep. Cadell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cadell moves nicely into side control.
Cadell is looking to take a break and control but Rua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cadell stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cadell throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Rua fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boyan Cadell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Rua.
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cadell but Cadell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadell throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
Rua fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cadell clinches.
Rua jumps guard but Cadell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cadell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cadell lands with a kick to the temple. Rua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cadell clinches up with Rua and pushes him back against the cage.
Rua has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cadell after a bit of a struggle.
Cadell manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Rua - just one landing.
Cadell scores a takedown into full mount!
Cadell controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cadell working for a guillotine from mount but Rua is in no mood to give up.
Cadell trying to control but Rua is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadell moves to the back position.
Cadell controlling from the back.
Cadell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rua for as long as he can get away with.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua showing good submission defense here.
Cadell working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Rua is doing well to defend. Cadell seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Rua is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boyan Cadell!
A relieved looking Boyan Cadell 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sagat might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to His own theme music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat throws a leg kick that misses.
Sagat thows a body shot but no joy.
Junior moves forwards but Sagat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sagat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sagat.
Junior tries for a takedown but Sagat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Junior moves away.
Sagat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Victor Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagat lands a nice shot that snaps Junior's head back.
Junior clinches with his opponent.
Sagat crunches a lovely knee into Junior's ribcage.
The referee calls for Sagat to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Junior tries to score a body lock takedown but Sagat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Junior is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Sagat.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Junior is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sagat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Victor Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Junior.
Junior throws a punch but it's blocked by Sagat.
Junior tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sagat holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Sagat controls his hands.
Sagat taking a breather.
Junior leaning against his opponent.
Sagat is struggling to control the position.
Junior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sagat scores with a head kick. Junior tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Jorge Junior has been cut.
Junior throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sagat was covering up waiting for the punch and Junior finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Junior throwing strikes from guard but Sagat blocks nicely.
Sagat pulls Junior in close to his closed guard and prevents Junior from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sagat keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.
Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sagat has Junior pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Victor Sagat wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sagat lands with a kick to the temple. Junior shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A thudding body kick lands there by Sagat!
Junior takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sagat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Junior rushes Sagat and presses him up against the cage.
Sagat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Junior up against the cage.
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Junior blocks it with crossed arms.
Junior lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat crunches a lovely knee into Junior's ribcage.
Sagat tries to land knees in the clinch but Junior avoids the damage to the body.
Junior breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands with a kick to the temple. Junior shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sagat misses with a head kick.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junior thows a body shot but no joy.
Sagat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab lands there for Junior.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junior fails with the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat throws a head kick but Junior moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. Sagat does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sagat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Junior's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Sagat misses.
Sagat moves into range and connects with a jab.
Victor Sagat is winning the standup battle so far.
Junior tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sagat swivels and escapes.
Junior digs a good hook to Sagat's body.
Sagat gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Junior chips away with some ground and pound.
Sagat keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior is fighting to break Sagat's control of his arms but Sagat is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior throws a big elbow that misses.
Junior tries to free his leg and advance position but Sagat is retaining full guard.
Sagat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Junior engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Junior missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sagat working a defensive guard but Junior manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sagat is trying to control Junior's posture but Junior avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands an elbow.
Junior cracks Sagat with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Junior moves into full mount!
Junior fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior thowing shots but they're missing.
Sagat is trying to escape the mount.
Junior raining down shots from the mount!
Sagat is in a horrible position here. Junior smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jorge Junior has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Junior lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Junior goes for an armbar but Sagat turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sagat.
Sagat won't allow Junior to sweep him here.
Junior wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sagat is now in half guard.
Junior tries to get to full guard but Sagat has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior is positioning himself well to prevent Sagat advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior is looking for a sweep. Sagat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sagat wants to control but Junior is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sagat is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Junior is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Junior wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Junior keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We're going to have a standup here because Victor Sagat wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sagat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorge Junior's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Junior shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sagat tries to hold on but Junior postures up.
Junior controlling the position easily from mount.
Junior breaks from Sagat's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sagat blocking the ground and pound.
Junior looking to control but Sagat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Junior thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sagat is now in Junior's guard. A big mistake from Junior there, giving up the dominant position!
Junior has an active guard here but Sagat has managed to pass into half guard.
Junior wants to improve his position but Sagat is controlling well.
Junior is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat passes into side control, despite Junior's attempt to control the position.
Sagat is looking to take a break and control but Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sagat working away.
Junior tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sagat presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sagat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Junior tries to hold on but Sagat postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Junior wants to pass the guard but Sagat is keeping the position.
Junior stopping the sweep attempt from Sagat.
Sagat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior postures up.
Junior throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sagat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Junior scoring with punches to the head and body.
Junior wants to control from the top but Sagat keeps moving.
Sagat is controlling Junior's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.
Sagat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sagat pulls Junior in close to his closed guard and prevents Junior from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Junior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Junior has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Jorge Junior!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Jorge Junior!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Jorge Junior!
Jorge Junior wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Jorge Junior started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abelinha Amarela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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216 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abelinha Amarela!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conrad shoots in for a double leg but Amarela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Amarela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amarela lands with an overhand left.
Amarela tries to sprawl but Conrad drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Conrad is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Amarela sees it coming and defends easily.
Conrad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Amarela does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Conrad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Amarela is defending against the submission attempts here by Conrad.
Conrad wants to take a breather but Amarela is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarela is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Conrad has latched onto it... Big trouble! Conrad pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Amarela is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Conrad!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derek Conrad!
Derek Conrad very nearly forgot to thank Beast Body amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Mockalatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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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
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Mockalatz!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez throws a hook but Mockalatz avoids it easily.
Mockalatz staying out of range there.
Mockalatz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mockalatz misses with a low kick.
Chavez keeps the fight on the outside.
Mockalatz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mockalatz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Mockalatz.
Mockalatz throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Mockalatz lands a high kick!
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chavez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mockalatz - the referee stops the clock and Chavez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mockalatz. Chavez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mockalatz jabs at Chavez's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Chavez.
Joe Mockalatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Mockalatz.
Mockalatz fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws the left hand but Mockalatz avoids the punch easily.
Mockalatz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mockalatz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joe Mockalatz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mockalatz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chavez takes a jab right on the kisser.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mockalatz enables Chavez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mockalatz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mockalatz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chavez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chavez stands up over Mockalatz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chavez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mockalatz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chavez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chavez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chavez preventing the sweep.
Mockalatz wants to get back to his feet but Chavez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mockalatz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chavez is looking to work some ground and pound but Mockalatz has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chavez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chavez throws a big elbow that misses.
Chavez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chavez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Mockalatz keeps moving.
Mockalatz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chavez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chavez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chavez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mockalatz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mockalatz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chavez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chavez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mockalatz's guard.
Chavez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chavez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chavez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chavez lands a nice short elbow.
Chavez wants to take a breather but Mockalatz is having none of it.
Chavez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chavez lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mockalatz won't allow Chavez to pass to mount.
Chavez thows a huge punch but Mockalatz dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez wants to pass to mount but Mockalatz is defending the position.
Chavez winds up and cracks Mockalatz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Chavez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mockalatz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chavez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mockalatz circles away quickly and effectively.
Juan Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mockalatz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chavez.
That kick from Mockalatz tenderised Chavez's leg. Chavez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mockalatz misses the jab.
Mockalatz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chavez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mockalatz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mockalatz's corner calls for a 1-2. Mockalatz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Mockalatz tries a head kick but it misses.
Chavez swinging wildly here.
Chavez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chavez throws a hook to the side of Mockalatz's head but Mockalatz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a straight left.
Mockalatz moves away from the strike by Chavez.
Mockalatz cracks Chavez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Mockalatz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chavez misses with a shot to the body
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mockalatz tries to clinch up.
Chavez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chavez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mockalatz's head.
Chavez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mockalatz is staying active underneath Chavez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chavez is thwarting Mockalatz's attempts to control the position.
Chavez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chavez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mockalatz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chavez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mockalatz is trying to maintain the position but Chavez is very close to passing his half guard.
Chavez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mockalatz defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mockalatz is trying to stand back up but Chavez is controlling him
Chavez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Juan Chavez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mockalatz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chavez is working for a kimura but Mockalatz is defending it quite comfortably.
Mockalatz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chavez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mockalatz is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throwing shots but Mockalatz is blocking nicely.
Chavez lands with a punch from half guard.
Chavez is nestled in close to Mockalatz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chavez passes to full mount!
Chavez wants to control the pace but Mockalatz is squirming around nicely.
Chavez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Chavez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mockalatz is rocked!
Chavez postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Mockalatz bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Chavez and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Chavez!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Chavez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moon has chosen Notorious B.I.G. - Kick In The Door as his entrance music. Jason Moon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Felipe Pontes's chin.
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199 lbs
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32
196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Pontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Moon!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pontes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pontes lands a couple of digs.
Pontes tries to free his leg and advance position but Moon is retaining full guard.
Pontes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pontes is aware though and is defending well.
Moon has his foot on Pontes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pontes works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pontes defends well.
Pontes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pontes trying to control the position from guard on top but Moon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pontes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Pontes fails with the takedown.
Moon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moon lying in Pontes's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Pontes decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Moon taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Felipe Pontes!
A victorious Felipe Pontes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Strader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Slice might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hit em' Up. Strader has chosen The Lonely Shepherd Kill Bill as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Strader!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Strader counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Slice!
Strader wants to finish this one by submission but Slice is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Strader.
Strader is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Strader extends the arm and Slice is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Strader!
After winning the bout, Jason Strader thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominic Vera's entrance music is call to prayer. A fine choice. Michael Vera has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Bebot as his entrance music. Dominic Vera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominic Vera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Vera!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominic Vera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dominic Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominic Vera throws a right hand that Michael Vera ducks under and follows up with a left that Michael Vera also avoids with ease.
Dominic Vera throws a nice looking combination but Michael Vera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Michael Vera.
Michael Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dominic Vera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominic Vera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Michael Vera throws a front kick aimed at Dominic Vera's knee but Dominic Vera avoids it well.
Dominic Vera throws a series of strikes that have Michael Vera backpedaling.
Michael Vera lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Dominic Vera has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michael Vera throws a head kick but Dominic Vera moves out of range.
Dominic Vera throws a right and a left that Michael Vera avoids nicely.
Dominic Vera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michael Vera.
Michael Vera is looking to chop away at Dominic Vera's legs.
Dominic Vera's corner calls for a 1-2. Dominic Vera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Michael Vera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dominic Vera blocks a leg kick.
Dominic Vera lands a nice looking body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dominic Vera, right into the meat.
Michael Vera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael Vera walks into a jab.
Dominic Vera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Michael Vera.
Michael Vera instigates a clinch.
A short left from Dominic Vera.
Michael Vera lands an elbow just above Dominic Vera 's eye.
Dominic Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dominic Vera keeps the fight on the outside.
Michael Vera tries a low kick but Dominic Vera avoids it.
Dominic Vera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Michael Vera throws a front kick aimed at Dominic Vera's knee but Dominic Vera avoids it well.
Michael Vera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Michael Vera lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michael Vera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Michael Vera moves forwards but Dominic Vera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dominic Vera looks to land a right hand but Michael Vera moved out of range.
Michael Vera throws a chopping leg kick but Dominic Vera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominic Vera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Michael Vera. Michael Vera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Michael Vera is looking to land body kicks.
Michael Vera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michael Vera throws a low kick but Dominic Vera moves out of range easily.
Dominic Vera scores with a jab to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Michael Vera throws a leg kick but Dominic Vera sees it coming and moves out of range.
Michael Vera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Michael Vera checks a leg kick.
Michael Vera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dominic Vera lands with a straight right. Michael Vera didn't see that one coming.
Dominic Vera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Michael Vera misses with a body kick.
Michael Vera throws out a leg kick but Dominic Vera moves out of range and Michael Vera only half commits.
Michael Vera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Michael Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Dominic Vera blocks the leg kick.
Dominic Vera takes a swing at Michael Vera's ribcage but misses.
Dominic Vera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael Vera takes one to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dominic Vera.
Michael Vera throws a front kick aimed at Dominic Vera's knee but Dominic Vera avoids it well.
Dominic Vera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dominic Vera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dominic Vera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dominic Vera moves out of range of the body kick.
Dominic Vera misses with a kick to the body
and Michael Vera counters with a low kick, right behind Dominic Vera 's knee.
Michael Vera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Michael Vera.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dominic Vera checks a leg kick.
Michael Vera fails with a takedown attempt.
Michael Vera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominic Vera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dominic Vera misses with a looping right.
Dominic Vera throws a nice looking combination but Michael Vera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominic Vera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dominic Vera takes a swing at Michael Vera's ribcage but misses.
Michael Vera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dominic Vera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Michael Vera pushes Dominic Vera up against the cage in a clinch.
Michael Vera missing with knees to the body.
Dominic Vera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael Vera misses with a body kick.
Michael Vera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dominic Vera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dominic Vera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Michael Vera slips a jab and a cross from Dominic Vera.
Dominic Vera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Michael Vera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominic Vera.
Michael Vera tries to clinch up.
Dominic Vera moves out of range of the body kick from Michael Vera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michael Vera throws a jab when Dominic Vera was well out of range.
Michael Vera tries to clinch but Dominic Vera is having none of it.
Michael Vera connects with an inside leg kick.
Dominic Vera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dominic Vera misses with a leg kick
and Michael Vera counters with a good low kick that Dominic Vera was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Vera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dominic Vera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dominic Vera throws a series of punches but Michael Vera moves out of range.
Dominic Vera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dominic Vera. Michael Vera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominic Vera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dominic Vera is winning the standup battle so far.
Dominic Vera scores with a hook to the body. Michael Vera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dominic Vera throws a series of strikes that have Michael Vera backpedaling.
Dominic Vera scores with a jab.
Michael Vera feints and then cracks Dominic Vera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dominic Vera down.
Michael Vera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Michael Vera misses.
Dominic Vera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michael Vera.
Michael Vera moves out of range of the strikes.
Michael Vera misses with a low kick.
Michael Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominic Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michael Vera looks to throw a body kick
and Dominic Vera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michael Vera closes the distance and pushes Dominic Vera back into the cage.
Dominic Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michael Vera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dominic Vera misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominic Vera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michael Vera.
Dominic Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dominic Vera gets tackled into the cage by Michael Vera. Michael Vera maintains the clinch.
Michael Vera misses with a knee to the head.
Dominic Vera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Michael Vera misses with a knee strike.
Dominic Vera throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Michael Vera.
Dominic Vera tries to break free but Michael Vera pushes him back against the cage.
Dominic Vera blocks the elbow strike.
Michael Vera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dominic Vera's efforts to push away.
Dominic Vera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michael Vera has him pressed against the cage.
Dominic Vera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Michael Vera.
Michael Vera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Michael Vera.
Michael Vera pushes off an throws an elbow but Dominic Vera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dominic Vera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michael Vera has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Michael Vera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominic Vera wants to get back to striking at distance but Michael Vera won't allow it.
Michael Vera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michael Vera keeps control of Dominic Vera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dominic Vera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Michael Vera scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael Vera scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dominic Vera blocks the elbow strike.
Michael Vera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Dominic Vera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dominic Vera is trying to break free.
Michael Vera landing knees to the head.
Michael Vera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dominic Vera is trying to force a seperation but Michael Vera has the dominant position.
Michael Vera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dominic Vera is trying to break the clinch but Michael Vera has him pressed against the cage.
Dominic Vera tries to circle away but Michael Vera has him pinned against the cage.
Michael Vera landing knees to the head.
Dominic Vera being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael Vera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dominic Vera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dominic Vera throws a head kick but Michael Vera moves out of range.
Michael Vera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michael Vera avoids a kick to the body.
Michael Vera lands a big head kick that sends Dominic Vera tumbling to the mat! Michael Vera takes a step backwards and waves Dominic Vera back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dominic Vera is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael Vera fakes the body blow, causing Dominic Vera to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Dominic Vera goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Vera!
Michael Vera is the new light heavyweight champion!
Michael Vera seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Buddy Guy - Five Years . Johnson has chosen Hino Nacional do Brasil as his entrance music. Buddy Guy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
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204 cm
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279 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddy Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson wants to clinch but Guy slips to the side
and Guy counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson wants to clinch but Guy slips to the side
enabling Guy to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Roger Johnson has been cut.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guy pinned against the cage. Guy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Buddy Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Guy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Guy misses.
Oooooh!!! Guy has knocked Johnson down with a huge combo! Guy steps away and waves a wobbly Johnson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Johnson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy weaves into range and cracks Johnson right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Johnson goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Guy is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buddy Guy!
During a confident post fight interview, Buddy Guy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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