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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanderley Ferreira (ranked 2568 p4p, 2565 weight class) and Jesus Huerta (ranked 292 p4p, 291 weight class). Huerta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hotel California kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vanderley Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Huerta!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Huerta scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Huerta misses.
A shot to the body from Ferreira misses
and Huerta counters with a stiff right hand.
Huerta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ferreira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferreira tries to move into range but Huerta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ferreira slips a jab from Huerta.
Huerta connects with the punch.
Huerta with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ferreira counters with a nice body shot.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huerta moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Huerta misses the target.
Huerta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferreira counters with a series of strikes. Huerta will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huerta misses with a hook. Ferreira ducked under it nicely.
Ferreira cracks Huerta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Huerta throws a hook but Ferreira avoids it easily.
Ferreira tries to clinch but Huerta is having none of it.
Huerta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Huerta.
Ferreira throws a looping overhand right but Huerta ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Huerta misses.
Ferreira throwing a counter right hand but Huerta manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerta closes the distance and clinches up with Ferreira, looking for a takedown. Huerta pushes Ferreira against the cage but Ferreira circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ferreira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Huerta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huerta scores with a hook.
Huerta is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ferreira had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ferreira moves away from the strike by Huerta.
Huerta scores with a nice strike.
Huerta 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huerta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferreira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira stuns Huerta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ferreira.
Huerta ducks right into an uppercut from Ferreira.
Ferreira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Huerta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferreira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Huerta loads up on a big right hand but Ferreira slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Ferreira misses the target.
Huerta ducks straight into an uppercut from Ferreira and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Huerta manages to regain guard straight away.
Huerta is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huerta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ferreira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to control but Huerta is working from the bottom.
Ferreira with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ferreira throwing strikes from guard but Huerta blocks nicely.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Huerta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huerta is looking for a triangle here but Ferreira uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Huerta is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vanderley Ferreira will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ferreira misses with a hook. Huerta ducked under it nicely.
Huerta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ferreira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferreira misses the target.
Huerta tries to counter with a clinch but Ferreira shakes him off and moves away.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Huerta paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Huerta misses with a takedown attempt
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huerta staying out of range there.
Vanderley Ferreira is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferreira moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Huerta goes down! Can Ferreira finish him!?
Huerta is still in real trouble! Can Ferreira finish him?
Ferreira has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huerta working for a triangle but Ferreira defends it easily.
Huerta seems to have recovered his senses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Huerta can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta wants to improve his position but instead Ferreira has moved into half guard.
Ferreira is looking to take a break and control but Huerta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferreira works his way into full mount!
Ferreira lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Ferreira connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huerta working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Huerta is trying to stand up.
Huerta is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ferreira lands with some strikes.
Huerta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Huerta is still trying to improve position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira is working for a guillotine from mount but Huerta frees his head quite easily.
Huerta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta tries to buck Ferreira off so he can stand up but Ferreira has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Huerta falls backwards, slamming Ferreira to the mat but Ferreira holds on tight! Huerta is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vanderley Ferreira!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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