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HEAVYSTAR - YETI DELIGHT PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Koreshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Norton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andrey Koreshkov's chin.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrey Koreshkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Norton!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koreshkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Norton sprawls well. Norton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koreshkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Oooooh!!! Norton has knocked Koreshkov down with a huge combo! Norton steps away and waves a wobbly Koreshkov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Andrey Koreshkov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koreshkov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Norton avoids it really well and circles away.
Norton stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Koreshkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koreshkov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Norton avoids it really well and circles away.
Koreshkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koreshkov looks for a takedown but Norton sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Norton - just one landing.
Norton cracks Koreshkov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Norton has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Koreshkov to stand back up!
Koreshkov is rocked!
Norton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Norton wants it to stay on the feet.
Oh Koreshkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Koreshkov takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Norton sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Koreshkov bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Norton!
An intense looking Scott Norton took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'we are NWO'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Symphony of Destruction. 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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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar darts in trying to clinch
and Rasputin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rasputin landing knees to the body.
Lesnar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lesnar tries to break the clinch but Rasputin is controlling the position.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lesnar is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rasputin obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lesnar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lesnar looks winded!
Nice elbow from Rasputin.
It looks like Bob Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rasputin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Rasputin landing knees to the body.
Lesnar wants to stall.
Rasputin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lesnar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin lands a knee to the body.
Rasputin crunches a lovely knee into Lesnar's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lesnar is defending well for now.
Lesnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lesnar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rasputin misses with a knee to the head.
Rasputin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rasputin lands a good knee to the midsection. Lesnar won't want to take too many of those.
Rasputin lands a damaging elbow.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Bob Lesnar's cut even more.
Rasputin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rasputin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rasputin.
Rasputin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rasputin lands a nice elbow.
Lesnar avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Bob Lesnar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rasputin scores a nice knee to the body.
Rasputin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rasputin scores a nice knee to the body.
Rasputin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rasputin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rasputin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lesnar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rasputin lands a nice elbow.
Bob Lesnar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bob Lesnar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Grigori Rasputin!
A very excited looking Grigori Rasputin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super 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 New York, Jasper Cox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Pope!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pope throws a shot to the body.
Cox drives through and clinches with Pope against the cage.
Cox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pope pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cox gets to his feet. Pope looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope takes a swing at Cox's ribcage but misses.
Pope moves into the clinch.
Cox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cox blocks a body shot from Pope.
Cox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pope tries to work over Cox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pope tries to land a knee to the head but Cox blocks with his arms.
Cox presses Pope against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Cox.
Pope wants to break free but Cox has control.
Cox scores with a hook to the body.
Pope looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pope fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cox sizes up Pope with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Karl Pope has been cut.
Cox moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Cox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cox sends Pope crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cox is motioning to the referee to let Pope up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Pope is rocked!
Cox is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Pope flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pope is out cold! Cox holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jasper Cox!
Jasper Cox retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jasper Cox 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 Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cage Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ferreira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferreira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ferreira swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cage throws a lazy right hand but Ferreira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferreira lands with an uppercut that bounces Cage off the cage and back into range.
Cage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Ferreira throws out a leg kick but Cage moves out of range and Ferreira only half commits.
Cage looks for the body kick but Ferreira saw that one coming.
Cage stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cage counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cage moves in looking to clinch but Ferreira pushes him off.
Cage misses with a looping right.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage misses with a low kick.
Ferreira misses with a straight right.
Ferreira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cage circles away quickly and effectively.
Cage scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferreira.
A big left from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage connects with a leg kick. Ferreira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferreira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cage thumps Ferreira with a low kick.
Ferreira looks to throw the jab but Cage is out of range.
Ferreira tries to land a leg kick but Cage saw it coming and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ferreira, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Cage holds him up against the cage and eventually Ferreira drops back down to his feet.
Ferreira wants to break free but Cage has control.
Ferreira throws a head punch that misses.
Cage lands an elbow that stopped Ferreira in his tracks for a moment.
Cage lands with a light punch inside.
Cage prevents the takedown attempt.
Ferreira breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Ferreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cage throws a front kick that sends Ferreira stumbling back into the cage.
Cage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ferreira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cage on the side of the head.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Cage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira throws a looping overhand right but Cage ducks down to avoid it.
Cage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ferreira misses with a straight right.
Cage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a leg kick
and Cage finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ferreira looks winded!
Ferreira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cage can pounce on him.
Ferreira throws a series of punches but Cage moves out of range.
Cage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferreira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cage to score with a decent uppercut.
Ferreira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage cracks Ferreira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cage scores with a jab to the head.
Cage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferreira.
Cage moves in looking to clinch but Ferreira pushes him off.
Cage closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Cage.
A knee to the head by Cage.
Cage has Ferreira pushed against the cage.
Cage lands a nice elbow.
Ferreira wants a takedown.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Ferreira.
A body shot lands from Cage.
Cage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cage lands a damaging elbow.
Cage has Ferreira pressed against the cage, preventing Ferreira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cage misses with a body punch.
Cage lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cage digs a right hand underneath Ferreira's ribcage. Ferreira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cage lands with a left to the head.
Cage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferreira.
Cage throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnny Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Cage scores with a kick to the body.
Cage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ferreira on the side of the head.
Ferreira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cage cracks a nice hook into Ferreira's ribs.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferreira.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
Ferreira wants to land a leg kick but Cage is out of range.
A big right from Cage misses.
Cage tests Ferreira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Cage.
Nice defenses there by Cage.
Ferreira throws a low kick but Cage avoids it.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cage tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ferreira is able to avoid easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ferreira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right handed body shot lands from Cage.
Ferreira drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cage gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Cage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cage working Ferreira over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Cage forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Ferreira.
Cage slowing the pace effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ferreira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Cage.
Cage lands a knee to the body.
Cage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cage lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ferreira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Cage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cage jabs Ferreira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cage thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Cage closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage controlling the action here for a moment.
Cage lands a nice uppercut.
Cage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ferreira tries to break the clinch but Cage is controlling the position.
Johnny Cage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cage scores a nice knee to the body.
Cage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cage lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Cage.
Cage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferreira blocks it with crossed arms.
Cage works on Ferreira's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands a nice uppercut.
Cage lands with a short shot to the head.
Cage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cage.
Cage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cage with a knee to the head.
Cage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Ferreira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cage smiles and moves away.
Cage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ferreira on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cage scores with a decent looking hook.
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cage was covering up waiting for the punch and Ferreira finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cage trying to keep a closed guard but Ferreira is proving a slippery customer.
Cage pulls Ferreira in close to prevent any damage.
Ferreira trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cage's guard.
Ferreira stopping the sweep attempt from Cage.
Cage is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Cage wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cage lands a nice hook to Ferreira's body. Ferreira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cage moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferreira can do to turn this around?
Cage misses with a body shot.
Cage scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferreira.
Ferreira swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Ferreira has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cage.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage is trying to maintain a safe position but Ferreira gets an underhook and turns Cage into the cage.
Ferreira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ferreira on the side of the head.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Cage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Ferreira thows a body shot but no joy.
Cage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cage jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ferreira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cage thows a body shot but no joy.
Cage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cage moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands a knee to the head.
Cage lands a nice uppercut.
Ferreira is trying to pull guard but Cage has him pressed against the cage.
Ferreira wants a takedown.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Ferreira.
Cage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ferreira tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cage.
Cage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ferreira is trying to push Cage away but Cage has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ferreira is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cage is defending well.
Cage lands a shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Cage.
Cage landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ferreira takes a shot to the head.
Cage lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Cage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cage landing knees to the body.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ferreira up against the cage.
Cage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cage lands a body punch.
Cage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Ferreira is trying to pull guard but Cage turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ferreira takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cage takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cage rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferreira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cage misses with a looping right.
Ferreira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cage avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Cage gets a clinch.
Ferreira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ferreira is trying to force a seperation but Cage has the dominant position.
Cage scores with a hook to the body.
Cage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ferreira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cage obliges.
Ferreira wants to get back to striking at distance but Cage won't allow it.
Ferreira has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ferreira is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cage tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing Cage back against the cage.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cage just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ronaldo Ferreira has been cut.
Cage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferreiras head.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Cage won't allow it.
Cage is pressed up against the cage. Ferreira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cage down to the mat. Cage avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Ferreira.
Cage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferreira.
Ferreira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferreira swats away the attempt to clinch by Cage.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferreira manages to avoid it.
Cage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferreira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ferreira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cage throws a front kick that sends Ferreira stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cage lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Cage.
Cage jabs at Ferreira's body.
Cage digs a good body shot into Ferreira's ribs.
Cage thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ferreira if he has to take too many more of those.
Cage delivers a nice body kick.
Cage moves into the clinch.
Cage connects with a knee to the head.
Cage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ferreira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but Ferreira blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is trying to force a seperation but Cage has the dominant position.
Ferreira wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cage.
Cage digs a right hand into Ferreira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferreira's gas tank.
Cage is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ferreira is trying to pull guard but Cage has him pressed against the cage.
Ferreira goes for a takedown attempt but Cage pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cage scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferreira tries to score with a low kick but Cage moves his leg out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
Cage scores with a leg kick.
Ferreira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cage.
Cage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cage lands a nice looking body shot.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cage connects with a solid leg kick.
Cage tries to clinch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
Cage lands a slapping body shot.
Ferreira walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cage.
Cage scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage had his way with Ronaldo Ferreira in that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Ferreira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ferreira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ferreira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Ferreira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Ferreira looks to throw the jab but Cage is out of range.
Cage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferreira stuns Cage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ferreira takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Cage avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Cage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferreira misses with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cage.
Ferreira throws a hook but Cage blocks it.
Ferreira staying out of range there.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Ferreira is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ferreira misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Cage is looking to chop away at Ferreira's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cage.
A clash of legs there as Ferreira blocks the low kick.
Cage scoring well with a low kick there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cage!
A slow jab from Ferreira misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Cage.
Cage moves to clinch but Ferreira breaks away
and Ferreira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Ferreira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cage connects with a leg kick. Ferreira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ferreira.
Ferreira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cage doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage drives through and clinches with Ferreira against the cage.
Cage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ferreira up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cage.
Ferreira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cage smiles and moves away.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferreira misses with a straight right.
Ferreira tries to score with a low kick but Cage moves his leg out of the way.
Ferreira lands a leg kick that knocks Cage off balance momentarily.
Cage ducks right into an uppercut from Ferreira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Cage throws a body kick that misses.
Cage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cage looks to land a right hand but Ferreira moved out of range.
Ferreira cracks Cage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cage connects with a looping right hand.
Cage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Ferreira takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ferreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cage tries to land a front kick but Ferreira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferreira misses with the combination.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cage staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira tried to score with a low kick but Cage checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cage. That's going to slow Ferreira down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage is looking to clinch but Ferreira is avoiding it.
Cage scores with a spinning back kick!
Ferreira scores with a nice right hand.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Cage moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferreira tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferreira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ronaldo Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cage, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Cage!
Johnny Cage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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