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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Buffon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Vaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 cm
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200 lbs
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185 cm
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovani Buffon! 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, Sonny Vaio! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vaio throws out a loose jab but Buffon uses good head movement to avoid it. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Buffon, as that shot connected.
Buffon gets caught napping as Vaio dives in and scores a takedown. Buffon manages to retain guard. Vaio with a nice head shot there. Vaio distracts Buffon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Vaio works over Buffon with some ground and pound from guard. Buffon keeping full guard, as Vaio tries to pass. Buffon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Vaio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. This has been an exciting period of action! Vaio trying to control the position from guard on top but Buffon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Vaio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Buffon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Vaio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buffon is keeping the position for now. Vaio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Buffon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Vaio distracts Buffon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Vaio looking to pass the guard. Buffon keeping moving, preventing Vaio from controlling successfully. Vaio is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Vaio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Vaio trying to control but Buffon is working from the bottom. Buffon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Vaio throws a strike but Buffon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vaio holds on and takes a little breather. Vaio's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Buffon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
 The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sonny Vaio. Vaio shoots in for a double leg but Buffon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vaio manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Buffon on his heels. He'll look to pass Buffon's guard now, I'm sure. This has been an exciting period of action! Vaio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Buffon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Vaio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Vaio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Vaio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Buffon is breathing heavily. Vaio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Buffon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Vaio throws a big elbow that misses. Vaio throwing strikes but missing. Vaio with a nice head shot there. Buffon looking to control.
Vaio passes Buffon's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Vaio drops an elbow to the side of Buffon's head. Vaio is looking to stall here but Buffon recovers full guard. Vaio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Vaio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vaio scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Vaio stands up over Buffon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Vaio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Vaio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Vaio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Vaio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Vaio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Vaio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Vaio working some strikes from top position. Vaio scoring with punches to the head and body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Vaio stands up over Buffon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Buffon can't keep his opponent in guard - Vaio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Vaio lands with a punch from half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Vaio 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.

Vaio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Buffon did well to prevent Vaio getting side control. Vaio prevents Buffon from improving his position. Vaio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Buffon defending well though. Buffon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Vaio slips a nice elbow through Buffon's hands, connecting with Buffon's forehead. Vaio wants to take a breather but Buffon is having none of it. Ground and pound from Vaio. Vaio scores with a couple of good hammerfists. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ground and pound from Vaio. Vaio lands with a punch from half guard. Vaio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Buffon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Vaio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buffon keeps working. Vaio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Sonny Vaio has got the better of the ground game so far.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Vaio is trying to control. Buffon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Vaio passes to side control. Vaio scoring with punches from side control. Vaio scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Buffon to see if he's OK. Vaio working the body and head with strikes. Vaio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Buffon down.

Buffon is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Vaio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Buffon down.
Oh Buffon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Vaio cracks Buffon with a big elbow. Vaio in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Vaio cracks Buffon with a big right hand but Buffon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vaio content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Vaio is putting a hurting on Buffon here, landing some big shots from side control.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Buffon taking a bit of punishment here - Vaio scoring with strikes. Buffon seems to have got his legs back now. Vaio landing a few strikes. Buffon on the wrong end of some ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Vaio working the head and body with strikes. Vaio in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Vaio cracks Buffon with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Vaio immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Buffon is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Vaio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Vaio!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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