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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dog Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Jacksonville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Jacksonville 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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195 cm
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195 lbs
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188 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Spider! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felix Jacksonville! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jacksonville lands the left hand. Spider moves in looking to clinch but Jacksonville pushes him off. Spider wants to clinch up but Jacksonville keeps it at a distance. Jacksonville misses with a straight right. Spider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jacksonville. Jacksonville avoids the head kick by Spider.
Jacksonville throws a lazy right hand but Spider sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jacksonville throws a body punch but Spider moves out of range. A big left from Jacksonville misses. Spider tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Spider lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jacksonville at a distance.
Spider bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A slow jab from Jacksonville misses its intended target. Jacksonville looks to land a right hand but Spider moved out of range. Jacksonville swats away the attempt to clinch by Spider. Spider throws a head kick but Jacksonville moves out of range.
Felix Jacksonville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spider avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jacksonville looks to score with a jab to the body but Spider is just out of range. Spider tries to clinch but Jacksonville is having none of it. Spider tries to clinch but Jacksonville moves out of range. Jacksonville throws a jab when Spider was well out of range. Jacksonville fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Jacksonville with a body punch. A glancing blow. Spider fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spider uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacksonville. Spider instigates a clinch. With the fighters up against the cage, Spider throws an elbow but misses. Spider lands an elbow inside that Jacksonville shrugs off. Spider looking to throw knees to the head but Jacksonville is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jacksonville blocks an uppercut.
Spider misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jacksonville.
Spider misses with an elbow strike.
Spider tries to land a knee to the head but Jacksonville blocks with his arms.
Spider misses with a punch to the body.
Spider throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spider with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spider blocks an uppercut.
Spider stalls. Spider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jacksonville is defending well for now. Spider blocking some punches.
Spider blocks an uppercut.
Jacksonville fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jacksonville wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spider has him pressed against the cage. Spider stalling.
Spider is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Spider trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Spider with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jacksonville blocks an uppercut.
Jacksonville tries to break free but Spider pushes him back against the cage. Spider pushes off an throws an elbow but Jacksonville leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Spider slowing the pace effectively. Spider has Jacksonville pressed against the cage, preventing Jacksonville from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Spider prevents the takedown attempt.
Spider throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jacksonville blocks it with crossed arms. Spider misses with a knee strike.
Jacksonville is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Jacksonville scores with a shoulder strike. Knees in the clinch landing for Spider.
Spider misses with a punch to the body.
Spider with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spider misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacksonville lands a body punch in the clinch. Spider stalling the fight.
Spider misses with a knee strike.
Spider blocks a body shot from Jacksonville.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jacksonville goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spider prevents it.
Dog Spider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Jacksonville. Jacksonville is trying to break the clinch but Spider has him pressed against the cage. The referee calls for Spider to work.
Spider tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spider lands a nice knee to the body. Jacksonville blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jacksonville throws a punch but it's blocked by Spider. Spider misses with the head strike.
Jacksonville misses with a punch to the body.
Jacksonville is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Jacksonville avoids the elbow strike from Spider, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spider takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. A knee to the head by Spider.
Spider misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Spider dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big left from Spider misses. Spider fails in his attempt to clinch. Spider wants to clinch. Jacksonville misses with a hook to the body
and Spider counters with a big head kick but Jacksonville shrugs it off. Jacksonville thuds a left hand into Spider's body. Jacksonville misses with a body shot
and Spider counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Spider. Spider leaning his opponent against the cage. Jacksonville drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jacksonville can't break the clinch.
Jacksonville on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spider gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Spider throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jacksonville blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Spider working some nice short punches in the clinch. Spider blocks a body shot from Jacksonville. Spider lands a body punch in the clinch. A short uppercut from Spider. Jacksonville is trying to break the clinch but Spider is controlling him. Jacksonville working aggressively here.
Spider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacksonville tries for a takedown. No joy.
Spider throws a knee to the head but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jacksonville in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Spider lands an elbow inside that Jacksonville shrugs off. Spider throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jacksonville blocks it with crossed arms. Spider is looking to control Jacksonville's arms but Jacksonville gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spider has his back to the cage. Jacksonville can't break the clinch.
Spider tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jacksonville on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spider tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jacksonville blocks an uppercut.
Spider stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Spider lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Spider misses with some punches.
Jacksonville tries to work over Spider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Spider with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spider throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jacksonville fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dog Spider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Jacksonville. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spider. Spider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jacksonville avoids it. Spider is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Spider tries to land knees in the clinch but Jacksonville avoids the damage to the body. Jacksonville's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jacksonville avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spider tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacksonville paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Spider wants to clinch. Spider moves in looking to clinch but Jacksonville pushes him off. Spider moves away from the strike by Jacksonville. Spider throws a head kick that misses. Spider tries to clinch up but Jacksonville circles away and keeps his distance. Spider moves in looking to clinch but Jacksonville pushes him off. Spider slips a jab from Jacksonville. Jacksonville moves out of range as Spider throws a body kick.
Jacksonville lunges at Spider with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spider's hand. Jacksonville misses with an uppercut. Spider saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Jacksonville scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Jacksonville circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacksonville misses with an uppercut. Spider saw that one coming. Jacksonville avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jacksonville throws a hook to the side of Spider's head but Spider sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jacksonville jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jacksonville takes a kick to the side of the head. Spider blocks a jab. Spider tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jacksonville misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spider counters with a stiff right hand. Jacksonville smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Jacksonville throws a looping overhand right but Spider ducks down to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Spider dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Spider keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jacksonville. Jacksonville throws a hook but Spider blocks it. Jacksonville pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Dog Spider is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Spider moves out of range as Jacksonville strikes. Spider fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spider tries to clinch up. Spider slips a straight right by Jacksonville. The fight stays on the outside here - Spider looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Spider is looking to clinch but Jacksonville is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big left from Jacksonville misses. Spider ducks under a wild hook from Jacksonville. Nice defenses there by Spider.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jacksonville throws a jab but it's blocked by Spider. Jacksonville throws a hook to the side of Spider's head but Spider sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jacksonville stuns Spider with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Spider tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacksonville swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jacksonville lands the left hand. Spider moves out of range as Jacksonville strikes. Spider moves away from the strike by Jacksonville. A jab from Jacksonville misses. Spider wants to clinch up but Jacksonville keeps it at a distance. Jacksonville misses with an uppercut. The fighters circling - Jacksonville throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Spider tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacksonville paws at him with a jab and circles away. Spider is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Felix Jacksonville has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dog Spider is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Spider clinches. Spider stalling the fight.
Jacksonville fails to pull guard.
Spider throws an elbow but it misses.
Jacksonville wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jacksonville works on Spider's body with a couple of short punches. Spider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Spider misses with a knee strike.
Spider throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jacksonville blocks it with crossed arms. Jacksonville drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Spider gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jacksonville misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jacksonville working hard to break the clinch. Jacksonville managing to block the knees to the body from Spider.
Spider throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jacksonville blocks it with crossed arms. Jacksonville is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Spider throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spider looking to throw knees to the head but Jacksonville is blocking nicely.
Spider keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jacksonville's efforts to push away. Jacksonville jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Spider walks away with a smile on his face. Jacksonville gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Dog Spider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Jacksonville. Jacksonville takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Jacksonville avoids the head kick by Spider.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Spider with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jacksonville to score with a decent uppercut. Spider throws a quick inside leg kick. Jacksonville tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spider was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacksonville. Spider doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacksonville circles away.
Jacksonville misses with a hook. A slapping body kick lands there for Spider. Spider slips a jab from Jacksonville. Jacksonville tries to keep at a distance but Spider has taken the fight into the clinch. Jacksonville is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Jacksonville drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jacksonville takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Spider misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight! Dog Spider showed his dominance in that final round. Well Spider has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27 Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27 Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Spider!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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