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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miklo Velka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velka comes into the arena with Cypress Hill - Insane In The Membrane blaring out of the sound system. Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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219 lbs
31 - 20 - 0 |
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192 cm
37
219 lbs
21 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite 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
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miklo Velka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balrog Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velka wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Velka moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
It looks like Miklo Velka has been cut.
Velka is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Velka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Velka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Velka is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Velka clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Velka tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Velkas head.
Velka tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson tries to work over Velka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Velka.
Velka lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Velka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Balrog Johnson has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Velka fails to land.
Velka stalls.
Johnson tries a body shot but Velka blocks it.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Velka misses with a knee to the head.
Velka slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Velka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Velka.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Velka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Velka landing knees to the body.
Velka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velka misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Velka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velka throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Velka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Velka avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
Velka blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Velka backwards.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
A short right from Johnson.
Velka lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Velka trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Velka trying to land knees to the body.
Velka stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miklo Velka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Velka lands with an overhand left.
Velka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Velka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
Velka tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Velka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Velka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Velka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka misses with a body punch.
Velka prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velka taking a breather.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Velka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Velka swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Velka lands an elbow inside.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
Johnson avoiding damage as Velka throws knees to the body.
Velka tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Velka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Velka.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Velka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Velka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miklo Velka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson digs a right hand into Velka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Velka's gas tank.
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!
Velka trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Velka.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Velka obliges.
Johnson is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Velka.
Velka tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Velka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Velka misses with an elbow over the top.
Velka throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Velka's head.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velka lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velka landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Velka tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
Velka lands an elbow inside.
Velka stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velka.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Velka's head.
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 Miklo Velka will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Velka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson moves out of range as Velka throws a body kick.
Velka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Velka.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Velka slips under a jab.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Velka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Velka lands the left hand.
Velka tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Velka clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Velka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Velka controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Velka as Johnson tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson is looking to control Velka's arms but Velka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Velka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Velka.
Velka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Velka lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Velka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Velka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Velka.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Velka.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Nice elbow from Velka.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Velka backwards.
Velka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka lands an elbow inside.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Velka working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Velka pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Velka misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Velka.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Velka misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Velka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Velka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velka wants to stall.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miklo Velka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Velka 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miklo Velka!
Post fight, Miklo Velka took to the microphone: 'Yo homes....I dedicate this win to Magic....La Onda essa! Hey Red Rider shut your mouth...if you want to scrap meet me at El Pino!'.
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hype
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