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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnathon Puckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Moura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Moura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnathon Puckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Moura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puckett clinches.
Puckett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moura fails with the takedown.
Moura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Puckett is fending him off so far but Moura persists. Nope, Puckett circles away and we're back to standing.
Moura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Puckett pinned against the cage. Puckett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnathon Puckett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Moura.
A combination from Moura does no damage.
Puckett lands a front kick.
Moura throws a combination that misses
and Puckett counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, Puckett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moura wants a takedown.
Moura tries to score a body lock takedown but Puckett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura being controlled against the cage.
Puckett pulls guard.
Puckett manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Moura stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moura wants it to stay on the feet.
Puckett clinches.
Puckett tries a knee to the head but Moura blocks it.
Puckett manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Puckett controlling Moura's posture.
Moura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Puckett controlling Moura's posture.
Puckett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moura throws an elbow that misses. Puckett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moura's guard. Nice move by Puckett!
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!
Puckett stands up from Moura's guard - Puckett perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura darts in looking for a takedown but Puckett gets double underhooks and turns Moura into the cage.
Moura looks winded!
Puckett pulls Moura into guard.
Puckett is controlling Moura's posture.
Moura won't allow Puckett to sweep him here.
Puckett is pulling down on Moura's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Johnathon Puckett has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Moura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Puckett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Puckett throws a head kick that Moura semi-blocks.
Puckett shoots in looking for a takedown. Moura tries to sprawl out of it but Puckett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Puckett shoots for a takedown but Moura saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thiago Moura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puckett avoids the body shot from Moura.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moura throws a series of punches but Puckett moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnathon Puckett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Moura. Those never looked like landing.
Moura misses with a series of wild punches.
Puckett doesn't manage to clinch there - Moura circles away.
Johnathon Puckett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puckett fails with a takedown attempt.
Moura misses the jab.
Puckett rushes Moura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Puckett tries a body shot but Moura blocks it.
Come on Puckett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Moura tries to score a body lock takedown but Puckett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puckett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Moura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Moura is working for takedown but Puckett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Puckett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puckett pulls guard successfully.
Moura postures up in Puckett's guard and throws a big left but Puckett blocks it.
Puckett pushes Moura off and gets back to his feet.
Puckett staying out of range there.
Moura is breathing heavily.
Moura misses with a straight right.
Puckett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnathon Puckett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckett tries to clinch there but Moura circles away.
Moura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Puckett is fending him off so far but Moura persists. Nope, Puckett circles away and we're back to standing.
Puckett throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Puckett breaks the clinch.
Puckett tries for a takedown but Moura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moura avoids the head kick by Puckett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puckett shoots in for a double leg but Moura sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Puckett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Puckett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moura sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura punishes Puckett's body with a nice straight punch.
Moura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Puckett as he jumps to the side.
Puckett shoots in and drives through. Moura sprawls well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moura.
Puckett connects with the punch.
Puckett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moura defends it nicely.
Puckett moves into range and clinches up with Moura.
Puckett breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Puckett with that takedown attempt.
Puckett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Puckett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moura shoots in but Puckett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnathon Puckett is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Puckett is defended easily by Moura.
Moura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moura keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnathon Puckett dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Puckett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puckett misses with a takedown attempt - Moura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Puckett dodges the punch combination from Moura.
Moura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Puckett is fending him off so far but Moura persists. Nope, Puckett circles away and we're back to standing.
Moura throws a series of punches but Puckett moves out of range.
Puckett fails with a takedown attempt.
Moura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Puckett but Puckett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Puckett doesn't manage to clinch there - Moura circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puckett gets a clinch.
Moura has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Puckett after a bit of a struggle.
Johnathon Puckett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Moura.
Puckett breaks the clinch.
Moura gets tackled into the cage by Puckett. Puckett maintains the clinch.
Moura stops a takedown attempt from Puckett.
Moura is pressed up against the cage. Puckett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Moura down to the mat. Moura avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Puckett pushes Moura up against the cage in a clinch.
Puckett stalling in the clinch.
Puckett pulls Moura into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura lands a couple of elbows.
Moura won't allow Puckett to sweep him here.
Puckett is looking to stand up but Moura isn't so interested in that idea.
Moura would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Moura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moura wants to stand and escape but instead Puckett has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puckett slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johnathon Puckett.
Puckett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moura, pushing him back against the cage.
Puckett successfully pulls guard.
Puckett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Puckett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Puckett trying to control the position here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Puckett wants to sweep here but Moura controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moura defends well.
Moura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puckett is keeping the position for now.
Moura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moura is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnathon Puckett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moura throws a strike but Puckett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Puckett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnathon Puckett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puckett 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnathon Puckett!
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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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