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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bligh High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavez comes to the cage accompanied by Not Afraid. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bligh High!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez tries to bum rush High with a series of wild strikes but High uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
High throws a combination that misses
and Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
High just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez throws a combination that misses
and High counters with a left and a right that stings Chavez.
High fails to land with a series of punches.
High throws a combination that misses
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by High - just one landing.
High misses with an uppercut
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
High thows a body shot but no joy.
High misses with a left hand
and Chavez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
High misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters with a left and a right that stings High.
Chavez scores with a one two! High had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
High will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez counters with a series of strikes. High will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from High.
Chavez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chavez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chavez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
High misses with a left hand
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
High throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
High misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from High. Those never looked like landing.
Chavez dips to his left and cracks High with an uppercut!
High looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
High misses with a series of wild punches.
High throws an off balance right hand
and Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
High throws a combination that misses
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
High misses with a hook
and Chavez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
High throws a right and a left that both miss.
High throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
High looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from High misses.
Chavez lands a two punch combo.
Chavez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
High closes the distance and lands a one-two.
High on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to bum rush High with a series of wild strikes but High uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
High misses with a left hand
and Chavez counters with a one-two to the body.
High dodges the punch combination from Chavez.
High misses with a left hand
and Chavez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
High takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chavez fails to land with a series of punches.
High will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from High.
Chavez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chavez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from High.
High falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
High fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
High throws a looping overhand right but Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
High throws a sloppy head kick
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
High throws a right hand that misses
and Chavez counters with a left to the body.
High misses with an uppercut
and Chavez counters with a series of strikes. High will be more careful next time no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez takes a swing at High's ribcage but misses.
High swings widly with a right hand
and Chavez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Chavez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chavez lands the left hand.
Chavez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
High rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and High takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from High. Those never looked like landing.
High swings widly with a right hand
and Chavez counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from High.
High misses with a looping right.
High swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chavez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
High slips a jab and a cross from Chavez.
Chavez connects with the punch.
High fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chavez checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High swings widly with a right hand
and Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of High's head.
High throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavez avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from High.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chavez!
A looping hook to the body misses from High. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
High misses with the combination.
High misses with the combination.
High is breathing heavily.
High swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
High falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chavez blocks a jab.
Chavez moves out of range of the body kick.
Antonio Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chavez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
High swinging wildly here.
High throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
High throws an off balance right hand
and Chavez counters with a two punch combo.
High throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez counters with a nice body shot.
Bligh High seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
High throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
High throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chavez counters with a series of strikes. High will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Chavez - just one landing.
Antonio Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
High misses with a hook to the body
and Chavez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps High thinking.
High misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
High misses with a left hand
and Chavez counters with a one-two to the body.
High misses with a body shot
and Chavez counters with a one-two to the body.
High takes a shot to the body in his stride.
High throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
High throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chavez counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a series of punches but High moves out of range.
High throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Chavez.
Chavez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
High swings widly with a right hand
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
High throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez counters with a two punch combo.
Chavez with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
High swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
High throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chavez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Chavez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chavez cracks High with a right hand to the side of the head.
High throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
High throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
High rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
High is looking to score with low kicks.
High throws a combination that misses
and Chavez counters with a one-two to the body.
High misses with a combination
and Chavez counters with a right hand to the body.
High throws a lazy uppercut
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
High takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavez scores with a crisp jab that stopped High in his tracks.
High doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavez counters with a three punch combo that has High backing up. High nods at Chavez to acknowledge the strikes.
Chavez lands a body shot.
High rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavez counters with a three punch combo that has High backing up. High nods at Chavez to acknowledge the strikes.
High pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chavez back to the cage. High follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
High has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
High falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez counters with a three punch combo that has High backing up. High nods at Chavez to acknowledge the strikes.
Chavez works over High's head and body with a nice combination.
Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Chavez works over High's head and body with a nice combination.
High misses with a hook
and Chavez counters with a nice body shot.
High falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
High throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
High throws a lazy uppercut
and Chavez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Chavez misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
High throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chavez counters with a three punch combo that has High backing up. High nods at Chavez to acknowledge the strikes.
Chavez scores with a hook to the body. High takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
High misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
High misses with a double jab
and Chavez counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez jabs at High's body.
High throws a sloppy body shot
and Chavez counters with a three punch combo that has High backing up. High nods at Chavez to acknowledge the strikes.
High misses with an uppercut
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chavez lands with a nice combination. High backs away looking to recover.
High misses with a lunging right hand
and High takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez throws a series of punches but High avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for High, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
High falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chavez counters with a nice body shot.
Chavez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. High eats them both and turns towards Chavez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chavez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from High.
High ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chavez moves away.
A left and a right from Chavez both land. Nice combination.
High lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bligh High 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.
High throws a lazy uppercut
and Chavez counters with a one-two to the body.
High throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
High misses the body punch
and Chavez counters with a three punch combo that has High backing up. High nods at Chavez to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chavez 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Chavez!
A victorious Antonio Chavez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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