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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeronimo Puno (ranked 429 p4p, 469 weight class) and Juju Baraka (ranked 60 p4p, 67 weight class). Puno comes to the cage accompanied by RAGS 2 RICHES. Baraka has chosen Burning Spear as his entrance music. Juju Baraka told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeronimo Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juju Baraka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno looks to land a left hand but Baraka moved out of range nicely.
Baraka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baraka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Puno counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Juju Baraka has been cut.
Puno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baraka misses with a hook. Puno ducked under it nicely.
Baraka scores with a nice right hand.
Baraka tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been informed that Baraka has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Baraka misses with a leg kick.
Baraka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baraka looks to land a left hand but Puno moved out of range nicely.
Puno throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baraka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Jeronimo Puno has been cut.
Baraka moves out of range as Puno throws a body kick.
Baraka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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!
Baraka misses with an uppercut
and Puno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baraka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Baraka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Baraka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baraka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baraka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baraka throws a shot from downtown. Puno moves away and avoids it.
Puno half committed to a counter leg kick.
Baraka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puno moves away.
Puno throws a quick counter kick to the body but Baraka avoids it.
Baraka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baraka throws a lazy uppercut
and Puno counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baraka's knee momentarily.
Puno closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Puno.
Puno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baraka backwards.
Baraka avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baraka scores with a shot to the side of Puno's head.
Baraka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baraka misses with an uppercut. Puno saw that one coming.
Baraka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crunch! Baraka slams his shin into Puno's torso.
Baraka staying out of range there.
Puno sizes up Baraka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That has opened up Juju Baraka's cut even more.
A telegraphed right hand from Puno misses the target.
Puno misses with a hook
and Baraka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baraka throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
Puno jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Baraka lands a nice hook to Puno's body. Puno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baraka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Baraka.
Puno slips a jab from Baraka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Baraka. That snapped Puno's head back.
Baraka connects with the punch.
Baraka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Puno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Puno misses with a hook
and Baraka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baraka throws a head kick that half lands.
Baraka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puno tries to clinch but Baraka moves out of range.
Baraka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baraka. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puno fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baraka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Baraka misses its intended target.
Puno misses with a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Baraka misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno blocks a leg kick.
Puno throws a lazy right hand but Baraka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Baraka. That snapped Puno's head back.
Baraka throws a leg kick that misses.
Puno just misses with a punch to the body.
Baraka lands a jab.
Baraka misses with a straight right.
Baraka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baraka throws a wild body kick that Puno sees coming a mile off.
Puno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baraka was well out of range. Poor timing from Puno.
Baraka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baraka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juju Baraka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Baraka lands a body shot.
Puno slips under a jab from Baraka.
Puno throws a sloppy body shot
and Baraka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baraka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baraka with the inside leg kick.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Baraka moved out of range.
Juju Baraka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Puno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, jab by Baraka - just one landing.
Baraka scores with a sloppy right hand. Puno should have avoided that one.
Baraka lands a jab to the head.
Baraka jabs Puno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baraka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Baraka. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno throws a front kick that sends Baraka stumbling back into the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puno.
Nice defenses there by Puno.
Puno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A lazy body kick from Puno
and Baraka counters with a stiff right hand.
Baraka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Baraka.
Puno is looking to counter punch.
Baraka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puno tries to land a front kick but Baraka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baraka throws a head kick that misses.
Puno throwing a counter right hand but Baraka manages to avoid it.
Puno connects with an inside leg kick.
Puno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baraka can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Baraka.
Baraka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baraka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baraka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baraka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Puno throws a lazy head kick
and Baraka counters with a right hand to the body.
Puno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baraka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Baraka. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Puno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baraka. Baraka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baraka looks to land a right hand but Puno moved out of range.
Juju Baraka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baraka blocks a jab.
Baraka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A combination from Baraka does no damage.
It looked like Puno was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baraka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baraka misses with a body shot
and Puno counters with a low kick, right behind Baraka 's knee.
Puno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baraka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Baraka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Puno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puno. Baraka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puno missing with a left hand there. Baraka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puno throws a looping overhand right but Baraka ducks down to avoid it.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baraka moves away.
Baraka throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Puno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The cut above Juju Baraka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baraka.
Puno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puno is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Puno throws a front kick that sends Baraka stumbling back into the cage.
Baraka is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baraka was well out of range. Poor timing from Puno.
Baraka jabs at Puno's body.
Baraka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puno.
Baraka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puno throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baraka.
A solid body kick from Puno.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baraka fakes the leg kick and cracks Puno in the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puno.
Sloppy strikes from Baraka. Those never looked like landing.
Puno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baraka is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Puno misses with a body shot.
Baraka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juju Baraka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Baraka throws a leg kick that misses.
Baraka thuds his shin into the meat of Puno's side.
Baraka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baraka looks to score with a jab to the body but Puno is just out of range.
Baraka punishes Puno's body with a nice straight punch.
Puno swings for the body but Baraka moves out of range.
Baraka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baraka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puno. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baraka with a jab.
Baraka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Puno misses.
Baraka throws out a counter right but Puno avoids it with no problem.
Puno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno tries to land a body kick
and Baraka counters with a nice body shot.
Baraka scores with a punch to the head.
Puno throws an overhand right that lands on Baraka's shoulder, as Baraka tries to avoid the shot.
Baraka connects with a body shot.
Puno misses with a hook
and Baraka counters with a nice kick to the body.
Baraka ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
Puno tries a low kick but Baraka avoids it.
Baraka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baraka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baraka tests Puno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baraka lands a body shot.
Jeronimo Puno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baraka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Baraka.
Baraka delivers a nice body kick.
Baraka misses with a body shot.
Baraka tries to land a body kick
and Puno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Puno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baraka slips a jab from Puno.
It seemed like Baraka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baraka just misses with a punch to the body.
Puno misses with a hook.
Puno drives through and clinches with Baraka against the cage.
Puno lands a nice uppercut.
Baraka manages to break the clinch.
Baraka moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Puno.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baraka. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab by Baraka.
Some bone on bone action there as Baraka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Baraka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Baraka.
Puno will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Puno misses with a wild body shot.
Baraka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puno moves away.
Baraka misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Baraka.
Puno misses with a jab to the body
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baraka scores with a decent looking hook.
Baraka lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Baraka.
Baraka scores with a sloppy right hand. Puno should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baraka throws a nice head kick!
Puno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baraka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puno appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baraka takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Baraka looks to land a combination but Puno avoids it well.
Baraka throws a right hand that Puno ducks under and follows up with a left that Puno also avoids with ease.
Baraka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baraka. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juju Baraka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baraka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juju Baraka!
During a confident post fight interview, Juju Baraka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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