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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keaton Vega (ranked 2310 p4p, 1685 weight class) and Julio Christ (ranked 76 p4p, 57 weight class). Julio Christ has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keaton Vega's chin.
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BJJ Purple 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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keaton Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julio Christ!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vega slips under a jab from Christ.
Vega throws a leg kick but Christ sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vega tries to land a body kick
and Christ counters with a straight right hand.
Vega looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vega just misses with a punch to the body.
Christ throws a combination that misses
and Vega counters with a good low kick that Christ was not able to check.
Christ throws a body punch but Vega moves out of range.
Christ avoids the body shot from Vega.
Christ throws a lazy right hand but Vega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christ moves out of range of the body kick from Vega.
Vega walks into a stiff left hand from Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vega misses the target.
Vega looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Christ throws a jab but it's blocked by Vega.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vega misses with a body kick.
Vega moves out of range as Christ strikes.
Julio Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Vega. Beautiful body shot.
Christ misses with a right hand
and Vega counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vega lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vega lands a nice looking body kick.
Christ misses with a looping right.
Christ checks a leg kick.
Vega slips a jab from Christ.
Vega throws a leg kick but Christ checks it.
A big left from Christ misses.
Vega tried to counter with a leg kick but Christ avoided it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vega misses the target.
Vega looks to land a body kick but Christ moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christ throws a series of punches but Vega moves out of range.
Vega is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Christ.
Christ misses with a hook. Vega ducked under it nicely.
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!
Christ misses with a left hand
and Vega counters with a leg kick.
Christ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega.
Vega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christ.
Christ is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vega defending well as Christ loads up on a big left hand.
Vega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vega fakes the leg kick and cracks Christ in the body.
Christ looks to land a left hand but Vega moved out of range nicely.
Christ throws a lazy right hand but Vega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christ throws an off balance right hand
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vega buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vega throws a sloppy body shot
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
Christ misses with a hook
and Vega counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Christ thinking.
Christ swings widly with a right hand
and Vega counters with a thumping low kick.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Vega.
Christ avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christ! But no joy.
Christ sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vega lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Christ finds it's way through Vega's defenses.
Christ misses the jab.
Vega throws a low kick, looking for Christ's leg but Christ calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vega. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christ moves out of range of the body kick from Vega.
Vega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ checks a low kick from Vega.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christ! But no joy.
Vega drops his hands momentarily and Christ takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Christ throws the left hand but Vega avoids the punch easily.
Vega swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vega throws a right and a left that Christ avoids nicely.
A head kick by Vega misses
and Vega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christ throws a hook but Vega blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Christ blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christ. Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vega has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vega there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christ. Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Christ, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vega moves away from the strike by Christ.
Christ takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Christ misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julio Christ will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Christ throws a shot from downtown. Vega moves away and avoids it.
Christ tests Vega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Christ on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vega. Vega obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Vega.
Vega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vega misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Christ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vega ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Vega feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vega drops his hands momentarily and Christ takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega defending well as Christ loads up on a big left hand.
Christ might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vega wants to slow Christ down by chopping away at his legs.
Vega buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Christ misses the jab.
Vega throwing a counter right hand but Christ manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega digs a good body shot into Christ's ribs.
Christ throws the left hand but Vega avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Vega was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Christ.
Vega is looking to wear down Christ with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Christ misses the jab.
Christ thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christ uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vega has time to react.
Vega moves out of range as Christ strikes.
Christ avoids the body shot from Vega.
Vega looks to land a body kick but Christ moved away.
Vega moves away from the strike by Christ.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Vega is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Vega misses its target.
Vega shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vega throws a head kick but Christ moves out of range.
It seemed like Christ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vega misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Christ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vega.
Vega moves away from the strike by Christ.
Christ stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vega.
Christ's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Christ misses.
Vega is looking to slow Christ down with leg kicks.
Vega lands a leg kick that knocks Christ off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega tries to land a leg kick but Christ saw it coming and moves away.
Vega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christ.
Vega takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Christ looks to land a left hand but Vega moved out of range nicely.
Vega misses with a body kick.
Vega goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vega misses with a kick to the body
and Vega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christ takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Vega throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vega is rocked!
Vega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christ.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Vega is out of range.
Christ throws a hook to the side of Vega's head but Vega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vega connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vega misses with a body punch
and Christ counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vega! Christ lets Vega back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Vega is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Vega.
Christ thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Vega misses its target.
Vega seems to have got his legs back now.
Vega throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Vega.
Christ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega.
Vega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega lands a body shot.
Vega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christ.
Christ throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vega counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vega slips under a jab.
Christ cracks Vega with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christ throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vega.
Christ tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vega will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Julio Christ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vega moves out of range as Christ strikes.
A head kick misses from Vega.
A telegraphed right hand from Vega misses the target.
Christ looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Christ scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Christ misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Vega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christ throws a hook but Vega avoids it easily.
Christ misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Christ misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Christ as he connects with a hook.
Vega misses with a looping right.
Vega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vega wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Vega.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Christ throws a lazy right hand but Vega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vega with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christ to score with a decent uppercut.
Vega misses with an attempted mid kick.
Christ throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega throws a leg kick
and Vega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christ takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Christ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Vega counters with a quick kick to the body but Christ blocks it.
Vega fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vega misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Christ.
Vega pushes Christ away with a front kick.
Vega scores with a kick to the body.
Christ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vega slips a jab from Christ.
Christ avoids the head kick by Vega.
Vega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Vega. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ misses with a lunging right hand
and Vega counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Christ throws a hook but Vega avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vega thuds his right hand into Christ's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Christ throws a hook but Vega avoids it easily.
Vega lands a nice hook to Christ's body. Christ takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vega lands with an uppercut that bounces Christ off the cage and back into range.
Vega lands with a good body shot.
Vega is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Christ.
Christ scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vega throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Christ on the side of the head.
Vega misses with a wild body shot.
Vega misses with a hook to the body
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christ throws a jab when Vega was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega tries to land a front kick but Christ steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vega scores with the left hand. Christ knows he should have avoided that one.
Keaton Vega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vega looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Christ moves forwards but Vega connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vega loads up on a big right hand but Christ slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Christ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Christ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Vega, right into the meat of the thigh.
Christ takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Christ connects with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Christ.
Christ avoids the head kick by Vega.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Vega moved out of range.
Christ avoids a kick to the body.
Vega lets loose with a powerful body kick. Christ will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with a low kick.
Vega misses with a left hand
and Christ makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega slips a straight right by Christ.
Christ lands a jab to Vega's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Christ.
Christ has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vega.
Vega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Christ lands a really nice looking cross but Vega seems unphased.
Christ throws a looping overhand right but Vega ducks down to avoid it.
As Christ looks to move away, Vega throws a big counter combo but Christ just gets out of the way.
Christ misses with the combination.
Vega was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Christ swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Julio Christ is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vega throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Julio Christ.
Well Christ has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Christ!
During a confident post fight interview, Julio Christ 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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