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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hope Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnson Beharry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beharry has chosen Redemption Song as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hope Solo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnson Beharry!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beharry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solo.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Beharry.
Danga de danga de dang - Solo scores with a four punch combination!
Solo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Solo wants it to stay on the feet.
A slow jab from Solo misses its intended target.
Beharry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Solo checks it well.
Beharry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Solo. That did some damage!
Solo looks to throw the jab but Beharry is out of range.
Beharry is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Solo.
Beharry scores with a kick to the body.
Solo doesn't manage to clinch there - Beharry circles away.
Solo moves in looking to clinch but Beharry pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Solo.
Beharry throws a solid leg kick but Solo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beharry.
Solo closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beharry.
Beharry is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solo is working for takedown but Beharry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Solo wants to break free but Beharry has control.
Solo lands an uppercut.
Beharry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Beharry breaks the clinch.
Beharry misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Solo there.
Beharry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beharry looks to land a body kick but Solo moved away.
Solo missing with a left hand there. Beharry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beharry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Solo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beharry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Solo.
Beharry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beharry throws a series of punches but Solo moves out of range.
Beharry shoots in but Solo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hope Solo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solo moves in looking to clinch but Beharry pushes him off.
Solo moves out of range as Beharry throws a body kick.
Beharry needs to keep his hands up - Solo had a free shot at his head there.
Beharry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beharry keeps the fight on the outside.
Solo throws a looping overhand right but Beharry ducks down to avoid it.
Solo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beharry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hope Solo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beharry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Solo missing with a left hand there. Beharry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beharry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beharry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Solo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beharry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Solo's waist but Solo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beharry off to one side.
Hope Solo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnson Beharry.
Beharry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beharry throws a body kick that misses.
Beharry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Solo is breathing heavily.
Beharry defending well as Solo loads up on a big left hand.
Beharry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Solo with a jab.
Beharry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Solo.
Solo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Beharry.
Nice shot lands for Solo.
Solo connects with a looping right hand.
Beharry throws a sloppy head kick and Solo moves out of range easily.
Solo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Beharry throws a front kick that sends Solo stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solo throws a shot from downtown. Beharry moves away and avoids it.
Beharry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beharry misses with a wild body shot.
Beharry slips a jab from Solo.
Solo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beharry scores with a push kick.
Solo moves to clinch but Beharry breaks away
and Beharry counters with a nice leg kick.
Solo swings widly with a right hand
and Beharry counters with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beharry, right into the meat.
Solo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Solo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beharry scoring well with a low kick there.
Solo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Beharry throws a body punch but Solo moves out of range.
Beharry closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Solo's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnson Beharry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beharry.
Beharry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Solo takes a step back to recover.
Solo wants to clinch
and Beharry counters with a nice body kick.
Beharry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Solo rather than just go for the knockout.
Beharry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beharry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Solo. That did some damage!
Beharry throws a low kick, looking for Solo's leg but Solo calmly moves out of range.
Johnson Beharry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beharry slips a straight right by Solo.
Beharry feints and as Solo raises his hands in defense, Beharry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Beharry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beharry passes Solo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Beharry moves into full mount! Solo won't be happy about that!
Beharry raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beharry working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beharry landing shots from mount.
Beharry raining down hammerfists from mount.
Solo is rocked!
Beharry lands a big shot to the head and Solo winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Johnson Beharry!
A relieved looking Johnson Beharry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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