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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Farofa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Reason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
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195 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 Las Vegas, Carlos Farofa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marko Reason!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farofa slips a straight right by Reason.
Farofa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reason.
Reason scores with a jab. Farofa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Farofa throws a series of punches but Reason avoids them all with ease.
Farofa swats away the attempt to clinch by Reason.
Reason fails with a takedown attempt.
Carlos Farofa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farofa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reason has a takedown stuffed.
Farofa swinging wildly here.
Farofa looks to land a left hand but Reason moved out of range nicely.
Reason throws a sloppy head kick and Farofa moves out of range easily.
Farofa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reason makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Farofa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reason slips a jab and a cross from Farofa.
Carlos Farofa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reason moves into the clinch.
Reason breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farofa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reason.
Reason fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carlos Farofa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Reason.
Reason closes the distance and clinches up with Farofa, looking for a takedown. Reason pushes Farofa against the cage but Farofa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reason throws a sloppy head kick and Farofa moves out of range easily.
Reason tries to score a power double leg takedown but Farofa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reason somewhat.
Reason shoots in for a double leg but Farofa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Farofa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reason moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reason fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reason rushes Farofa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reason has a couple of punches blocked by Farofa.
Reason jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Farofa walks away with a smile on his face. Reason gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reason looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reason doesn't manage to clinch there - Farofa circles away.
Reason tries to score a power double leg takedown but Farofa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Reason somewhat.
Farofa throws a right hand that Reason ducks under and follows up with a left that Reason also avoids with ease.
Farofa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reason shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farofa moves out of range as Reason strikes.
Farofa tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Reason or perhaps it was just good defense by Farofa which made him look bad.
Farofa has managed to clinch.
Reason is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Farofa to keep the fight standing.
Farofa is trying to push Reason away but Reason has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farofa tries to circle away but Reason has him pinned against the cage.
Farofa is looking to break free of the clinch but Reason has double underhooks.
Farofa can't break the clinch.
Farofa lands a right hand.
Reason manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farofa tries to bum rush Reason with a series of wild strikes but Reason uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reason shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farofa pinned against the cage. Farofa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Farofa tries to clinch there but Reason circles away.
Farofa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reason shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Farofa tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Farofa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reason doesn't seem phased though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farofa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Farofa!
Farofa misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marko Reason will probably get the nod.
That's time! Farofa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Farofa stuffs the takedown attempt from Reason. Reason gets slowly back to his feet.
Reason misses with a head kick.
Farofa cracks Reason with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick misses from Reason.
Farofa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Farofa moves in looking to clinch but Reason pushes him off.
Reason tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Farofa counters with a stiff right hand.
Reason shoots in and drives through. Farofa sprawls well.
Reason is breathing heavily.
Reason misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farofa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farofa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Farofa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Farofa lands a two punch combo.
Farofa scores with a shot to the body.
Reason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reason shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Farofa sprawls well. Farofa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reason gets slowly back to his feet.
Carlos Farofa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Reason.
Reason showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farofa.
Reason works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reason is looking to clinch.
Reason lands with a right hand.
Marko Reason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Farofa.
Farofa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farofa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reason.
Reason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farofa circles away quickly and effectively.
Farofa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Farofa has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farofa controlling the action here for a moment.
Farofa gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Reason breaks from the clinch.
Farofa tries to bum rush Reason with a series of wild strikes but Reason uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reason misses with a wild body shot.
Reason has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reason there as he acknowledges the shot.
Farofa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reason shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reason takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farofa.
Farofa jabs Reason right on the nose. Reason blinks but takes it well.
Reason scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Farofa tries to bum rush Reason with a series of wild strikes but Reason uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Farofa misses.
Farofa slips a jab from Reason.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farofa throws the left hand but Reason avoids the punch easily.
Farofa throws a nice looking combination but Reason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reason fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carlos Farofa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reason shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Farofa as he jumps to the side.
Farofa doesn't manage to clinch there - Reason circles away.
Reason moves in looking to clinch but Farofa pushes him off.
Farofa closes the distance and pushes Reason back into the cage.
Reason jumps guard but Farofa stands there with Reason around his waist. Reason gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reason misses with a straight left.
Farofa wants to clinch up but Reason keeps it at a distance.
Farofa has closed the distance and engaged Reason in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farofa stalls.
Farofa letting Reason take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Farofa tries to clinch up but Reason circles away and keeps his distance.
Farofa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reason.
Reason lands a head kick. Farofa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Farofa blocks a head kick by Reason.
Reason throws a hook but Farofa blocks it.
A head kick from Reason lands but Farofa takes it in his stride.
Farofa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Reason eats them both and turns towards Farofa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Reason.
Farofa misses with the combination.
A jab from Farofa misses.
Farofa scores with a decent looking hook.
Farofa lands a jab-cross combination.
Farofa doesn't manage to clinch there - Reason circles away.
Reason doesn't manage to clinch there - Farofa circles away.
Reason misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farofa lands with a straight right. Reason didn't see that one coming.
Reason shoots in and drives through. Farofa sprawls well.
Carlos Farofa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Reason.
Farofa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reason avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reason tries to clinch there but Farofa circles away.
Farofa tries to clinch up but Reason circles away and keeps his distance.
Reason changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Farofa tries to avoid it but Reason manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Farofa to the ground. Farofa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Farofa rushes Reason and presses him up against the cage.
Farofa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reason has him pressed against the cage.
Farofa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reason has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Farofa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Farofa gets underhooks to prevent Reason's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farofa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reason blocks it with crossed arms.
Farofa is trying to force a seperation but Reason has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Farofa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reason landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reason avoiding damage as Farofa throws knees to the body.
Farofa is trying to break free.
Reason tries to pull guard but Farofa holds him up against the cage and eventually Reason drops back down to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farofa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carlos Farofa.
I think Farofa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Farofa!
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energy
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