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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corona Virus (ranked 182 p4p, 140 weight class) and Pedro Fuentes (ranked 32 p4p, 26 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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207 cm 31 281 22 - 10 - 0 |
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200 cm 36 276 31 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Corona Virus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Fuentes! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Virus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuentes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Fuentes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Virus is out of range and Fuentes settles back down. Virus throws a chopping leg kick but Fuentes manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Virus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuentes. Virus tried to counter with a leg kick but Fuentes avoided it. Fuentes misses with a hook
enabling Virus to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Pedro Fuentes has been cut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Virus avoids the body shot from Fuentes.
Virus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Fuentes lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fuentes throws a lazy uppercut
and Virus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Fuentes waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Virus. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Virus to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Corona Virus has been cut. Fuentes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Fuentes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Virus is keeping the position for now. Virus seems keen to control Fuentes's posture. Fuentes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Virus has Fuentes pulled in close to control his posture. Fuentes controls the pace of the fight for a moment. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Virus pulls Fuentes in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Good leg kick by Fuentes. A jab from Fuentes misses. An attempted straight right counter from Virus misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fuentes waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Virus. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Virus to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Virus is rocked! Virus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fuentes controls the pace. Oh Virus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Virus seems to have got his legs back now. Fuentes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Fuentes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Fuentes sitting in guard, not really doing much. Virus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fuentes won't allow Virus to sweep him here. Fuentes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Virus managing to control the position. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Fuentes trying to control the position from guard on top but Virus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Virus avoids a lazy jab quite easily. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Fuentes dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action! A big left from Fuentes misses. Fuentes throws a head kick that misses. Fuentes misses with a looping left. Virus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Virus checks a low kick from Fuentes. Pedro Fuentes seems to be getting the better of the standup. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A shot to the liver by Virus. Beautiful body shot. Virus misses with an uppercut. Fuentes saw that one coming. Virus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fuentes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fuentes throws a poor cross that misses
and Virus counters with a good low kick that Fuentes was not able to check. Fuentes connects with a solid leg kick. Virus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Fuentes cracks Virus with a big right hand and Virus goes down! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fuentes showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Fuentes trying to control the position from guard on top but Virus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Virus pulls Fuentes in close to his closed guard and prevents Fuentes from doing any damage or advancing position. Fuentes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Fuentes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Virus works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Fuentes showing good wrestling skills to control the position. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Fuentes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fuentes misses with a body shot.
Fuentes checks a low kick from Virus. Virus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuentes. Virus moves out of range of the leg kick from Fuentes. Virus checks the leg kick. Virus feinted there with a counter leg kick. Fuentes throws a monster overhand right that drops Virus! Fuentes follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Fuentes! Pedro Fuentes 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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39% |
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