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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jairzinho Teixeira (ranked 3327 p4p, 7549 weight class) and Christian Wilder (ranked 346 p4p, 559 weight class). The key to victory for Jairzinho Teixeira has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jairzinho Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira lands with a good body shot.
Teixeira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wilder avoids the head kick by Teixeira.
Teixeira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Teixeira - just one landing.
Wilder scores with a takedown into Teixeira's guard.
Teixeira is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilder drags the fight down to the ground.
Wilder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Teixeira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wilder is proving hard to escape from.
Teixeira gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wilder should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Teixeira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Teixeira's head coaches at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wilder blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Teixeira has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wilder off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jairzinho Teixeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teixeira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wilder to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Teixeira is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Teixeira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilder won't allow Teixeira to get back to his feet.
Teixeira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder keeping moving, preventing Teixeira from controlling successfully.
Teixeira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Teixeira looking to sit in guard and control but Wilder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Teixeira pulls Wilder in to control the position.
Teixeira pushes Wilder off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wilder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Teixeira circles away quickly and effectively.
Teixeira tries to counter by clinching up but Wilder breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilder gets tackled into the cage by Teixeira. Teixeira maintains the clinch.
Teixeira gets underhooks to prevent Wilder's takedown attempt.
Teixeira throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Teixeira's efforts to push away.
Wilder is trying to push Teixeira away but Teixeira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Teixeira on the inside.
Wilder avoids the elbow strike from Teixeira, against the cage.
Teixeira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Teixeira presses Wilder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilder looks winded!
Wilder avoids a wild elbow strike from Teixeira.
Wilder trying to land knees to the body.
Teixeira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira breaks the clinch.
Teixeira takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilder letting Teixeira take a breather here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wilder taking a breather.
Teixeira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wilder pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Teixeira displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wilder up against the cage.
Teixeira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilder keeps control of Teixeira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Teixeira lands a damaging elbow.
Wilder jumps guard but Teixeira turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Teixeira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teixeira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jairzinho Teixeira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Teixeira cracks Wilder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wilder works over Teixeira's head and body with a nice combination.
Teixeira lands with a big right hook that stumbles Wilder - he's out on his feet here! Teixeira follows up with another monster hook that separates Wilder from consciousness! Wilder falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Teixeira stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jairzinho Teixeira!
A victorious Jairzinho Teixeira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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