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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Aveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen It's A Fight as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Aveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Aveira backpedaling.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Aveira avoids nicely.
Aveira takes one on the button.
Aveira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aveira wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Aveira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Aveira looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Aveira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aveira trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Aveira looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson postures up in Aveira's guard and throws a big left but Aveira blocks it.
Aveira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aveira uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aveira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aveira tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Aveira has managed to clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aveira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Aveira.
Johnson tries to circle away but Aveira has him pinned against the cage.
Aveira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aveira is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aveira goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Aveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Aveira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aveira shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aveira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aveira tries to clinch up.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roger Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Aveira misses the target.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roger Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aveira is breathing heavily.
Aveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson throws a body punch but Aveira moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Aveira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Aveira avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Aveira avoids nicely.
Aveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aveira slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aveira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson tries to bum rush Aveira with a series of wild strikes but Aveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aveira.
Aveira is looking to clinch.
Aveira has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aveira eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson tries to bum rush Aveira with a series of wild strikes but Aveira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aveira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aveira avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Aveira doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Aveira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aveira gets slowly back to his feet.
Aveira tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Aveira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aveira tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Aveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aveira dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Aveira tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aveira misses with a double jab.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aveira moves away.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aveira rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
letting Aveira counter with a right hand.
Aveira throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Aveira tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aveira.
Johnson clobbers Aveira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Aveira avoids it well.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aveira wants to clinch.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Aveira on that attempt.
Johnson cracks Aveira with a good jab.
Aveira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aveira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Aveira persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Aveira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson tests Aveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Aveira avoids it well.
Aveira takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Aveira shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aveira has time to react.
Johnson scores with a jab. Aveira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a right hand that Aveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Aveira also avoids with ease.
Junior Aveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Aveira.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aveira counters with a takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aveira cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Aveira landing a few strikes.
Aveira scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Aveira trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Aveira throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Aveira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Aveira crashes against the mat.
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.
Johnson is not content to let Aveira control the position.
Check out the look on Aveira's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Aveira working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Aveira 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson parries the strikes from Aveira easily there. Aveira is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
Aveira landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roger Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aveira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Aveira clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Aveira is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aveira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aveira takes one to the side of the head.
Aveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Aveira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Aveira wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Aveira thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, if Aveira is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aveira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aveira seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aveira lands strikes from half guard.
Aveira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aveira unloads with some shots from mount but Johnson bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Aveira there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Aveira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Aveira throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because Aveira loaded up on that one.
Aveira landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Aveira throws some wild stikes that Johnson manages to avoid easily.
Johnson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Aveira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aveira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Aveira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Aveira lands with some strikes.
Aveira has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
Johnson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Aveira.
Aveira wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aveira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Aveira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aveira punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Aveira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Junior Aveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aveira is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Roger Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson is rocked!
Aveira is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Aveira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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