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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Fernando Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm
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190 lbs
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191 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ken Johansson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Fernando Moreira! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Johansson slips a jab and a cross from Moreira.
Moreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Moreira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johansson. That one must have hurt. Luis Fernando Moreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Moreira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moreira circles away quickly and effectively. Johansson wants to clinch. Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Johansson walks into a straight right hand from Moreira. Moreira swats away the attempt to clinch by Johansson. Moreira connects with a crisp jab. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Moreira scores with a jab to the body. Moreira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moreira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. This has been an exciting period of action! Moreira tries to bum rush Johansson with a series of wild strikes but Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Johansson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson wants to land a leg kick but Moreira is out of range. Moreira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Moreira as he connects with a hook. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Moreira. Moreira avoids the head kick by Johansson.
Johansson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Moreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johansson throws a head kick but Moreira moves out of range.
Johansson dodges the punch combination from Moreira.
Moreira throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Moreira tries to bum rush Johansson with a series of wild strikes but Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A head kick misses from Johansson. Johansson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Johansson throws a sloppy head kick and Moreira moves out of range easily. Moreira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johansson misses with a low kick as Moreira jumps back. Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moreira.
Moreira misses with a series of wild punches.
Moreira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Johansson instigates a clinch. Johansson misses with a knee to the head. Johansson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson is breathing heavily. Moreira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Johansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Moreira takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johansson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moreira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johansson. Johansson circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Moreira scores with a nice right hand.
Moreira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Moreira tries to bum rush Johansson with a series of wild strikes but Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Moreira throws a combination. Johansson tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Johansson darts in and clinches Moreira up against the cage. Johansson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Moreira throws a right hand that Johansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johansson also avoids with ease. Moreira throws a series of punches but Johansson avoids them all with ease. Johansson wants to clinch up but Moreira keeps it at a distance. Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreira swats him away and circles back towards the center. Johansson takes a body punch but keeps moving. Moreira moves into range and connects with a jab. Johansson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moreira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Johansson tries a head kick but it misses.
Moreira lands with a cross. Johansson fails in his attempt to clinch. Moreira lands with a nice body kick. Moreira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Moreira fails to land with a series of punches.
Johansson throws a head kick that misses. A low kick from Johansson misses and Moreira counters with a nice body shot. Some wild striking there from Moreira.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Johansson takes a shot right to the bread basket. Moreira feints a jab promting Johansson to slip. Moreira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johansson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Moreira checks a low kick from Johansson. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Fernando Moreira dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Johansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Moreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Johansson drops his hands momentarily and Moreira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Johansson misses with a head kick.
Johansson misses with a head kick.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Moreira throws a series of strikes that have Johansson backpedaling.
Moreira lands with an overhand left. Moreira stalks Johansson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johansson's face. Johansson staggers backwards, shaken. Moreira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johansson circles away quickly and effectively. Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moreira paws at him with a jab and circles away. Moreira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Moreira tests Johansson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Johansson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johansson closes the distance but Moreira moves to the side and Moreira counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Johansson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Moreira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Moreira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Moreira!
Moreira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moreira duly obliges. Johansson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Johansson tries to clinch there but Moreira circles away.
Moreira fails to land with a series of punches.
Moreira blocks the body kick.
Johansson takes a kick to the side of the head. Moreira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johansson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johansson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johansson throws a head kick but Moreira moves out of range.
Johansson checks a low kick from Moreira. Johansson moves in looking to clinch but Moreira pushes him off. Johansson moves in looking to clinch but Moreira pushes him off. Moreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Moreira blocks a head kick by Johansson.
Moreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moreira is working the combinations to good effect here. A head kick misses from Johansson. Johansson misses with a double jab
and Moreira counters with a left and a right that stings Johansson. Moreira fails to land with a series of punches.
Johansson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ken Johansson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Johansson looks to clinch and Moreira counters with a three punch combo that has Johansson backing up. Johansson nods at Moreira to acknowledge the strikes. Moreira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moreira throws a head kick that Johansson semi-blocks.
Johansson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson misses with a body kick. A jab from Moreira does it's job there. A combination from Moreira does no damage. Luis Fernando Moreira seems to be getting the better of the standup. Johansson tries to clinch there but Moreira circles away.
Moreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moreira avoids the head kick by Johansson.
Moreira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johansson. Johansson circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Johansson throws a sloppy head kick and Moreira moves out of range easily. Johansson closes the distance looking to clinch and Moreira counters with a nice body kick. Moreira closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Johansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johansson tries to clinch there but Moreira circles away.
Johansson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Moreira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moreira duly obliges. Moreira throws a series of punches but Johansson avoids them all with ease. A swing and a miss from Moreira. Johansson misses with a head kick.
Moreira scores with a three punch combo!
Johansson throws the kick towards the body but Moreira avoids it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Johansson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Moreira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing. A head kick from Johansson lands but Moreira takes it in his stride. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Fernando Moreira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Moreira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Moreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Johansson doesn't manage to clinch there - Moreira circles away.
Johansson tries to clinch but Moreira moves out of range. Johansson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Moreira misses with the combination.
Johansson takes a swing at Moreira's ribcage but misses. Johansson tries a head kick but it misses.
Moreira lands a jab to Johansson's midsection. Moreira lands a head kick. Johansson smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Johansson tries to clinch up but Moreira circles away and keeps his distance. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Moreira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Moreira throws a series of punches but Johansson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moreira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Moreira. Johansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moreira manages to avoid it. Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Moreira tries to bum rush Johansson with a series of wild strikes but Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Moreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira avoids a kick to the body.
Moreira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moreira. Johansson tries to clinch but Moreira moves out of range. Johansson throws a head kick but Moreira moves out of range.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moreira throws a head kick that half lands.
Johansson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johansson trying to land knees to the body.
Johansson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moreira is defending well for now. Moreira tries to break the clinch but Johansson is controlling the position. Johansson working hard to break the clinch. Moreira wants to get back to striking at distance but Johansson won't allow it.
Johansson looking to throw knees to the head but Moreira is blocking nicely.
Johansson is defending well against a takedown attempt. Stalling in the clinch from Johansson.
Moreira drags the fight down to the ground.
Johansson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Johansson is looking to stand up but Moreira won't let him. Moreira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johansson defends it easily. Johansson wants to get up but he can't break Moreira's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johansson wants to stand and escape but instead Moreira has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Moreira scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Johansson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Moreira with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Moreira trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom. Moreira won't allow Johansson to get back to his feet. Moreira lands a couple of elbows. Moreira trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom. Johansson is looking to stand up but Moreira isn't so interested in that idea. Ken Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moreira is stalling in the full guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moreira's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Moreira works a leg free and moves into half guard. Moreira controlling the action here. Moreira passes to full mount! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Moreira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johansson?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Moreira raining down hammerfists from mount. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Moreira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Luis Fernando Moreira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Moreira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johansson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight! Luis Fernando Moreira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Moreira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Fernando Moreira!
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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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