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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Flowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Adur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnnie Flowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcel Adur!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adur throws a sloppy head kick and Flowers moves out of range easily.
Adur throws a one two combo.
It looks like Johnnie Flowers has been cut.
Adur scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Adur wants to take a breather but Flowers manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Adur.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adur is fighting to break Flowers's control of his arms but Flowers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Flowers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Flowers keeping full guard, as Adur tries to pass.
Adur is looking to advance position but Flowers has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Flowers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Flowers lands a big shot there that rocks Adur but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Flowers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Adur is looking to improve his position but Flowers isn't that keen on the idea.
Flowers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Adur has given up his back. Will we see Flowers going for some submissions?
Can Adur hold on?! Flowers is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Flowers gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Flowers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Flowers lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flowers lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Flowers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adur covers up after that shot from Flowers.
Flowers lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Flowers throwing damaging strikes from the back! Adur could be in trouble here!
Flowers lands a shot to the head.
Flowers punishes Adur with strikes from the back mount.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Flowers lands a shot to the body.
Adur is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Flowers.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Flowers.
Flowers biding his time, looking for the opening.
Adur is taking damage to the body and head.
Flowers keeps control of the position easily here as Adur tries to buck him off.
Flowers lands with a hammerfist to the side of Adur's head.
Flowers is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Adur up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flowers slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flowers connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Adur to escape the position.
Can Adur hold on?! Flowers is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Flowers really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Adur.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnie Flowers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Flowers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Flowers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flowers showed some decent athleticism there.
Adur has hold of Flowers's hands but Flowers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Flowers stands up and beckons Adur to join him on the feet.
Adur shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Flowers's guard.
Flowers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnnie Flowers just wasn't active enough.
Adur drives through with a takedown into Flowers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Adur wants to pass the guard but Flowers is keeping the position.
Flowers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Adur is breathing heavily.
Adur is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Flowers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Flowers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Adur is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adur on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Flowers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Flowers is nestled in close to Adur, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flowers controlling the action here.
Adur trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flowers trying to control the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Adur changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Flowers looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Flowers keeps Adur under control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flowers sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Flowers keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Adur trying to control from Flowers's half guard. Flowers has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adur wants to stand but Flowers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Flowers seems keen to control Adur's posture.
Flowers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Adur!
Flowers lands a heavy elbow.
Johnnie Flowers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flowers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Flowers landing strikes from the mount and Adur is in trouble!
Adur has given up his back here. Will Flowers look for the submission or keep pounding away?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnie Flowers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Flowers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Flowers gets caught flat footed, as Adur shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Adur looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Flowers is on top in guard.
Flowers 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.
Flowers landing some decent shots from guard.
Flowers scoring with some ground and pound.
Flowers distracts Adur with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Adur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flowers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers cracks Adur with a solid left hand.
Flowers lands a couple of elbows.
Flowers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flowers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flowers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Flowers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Flowers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Flowers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Flowers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adur has momentary wrist control but Flowers slips an elbow through the middle.
Flowers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Flowers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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!
Flowers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Flowers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adur can do to turn this around?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flowers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flowers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Adur has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Flowers is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Adur.
The referee asks Flowers politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Flowers prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flowers stands up.
Flowers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Flowers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Flowers stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Adur darts in and clinches Flowers up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flowers is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Adur can't fight it off and eventually Flowers manages to take the fight to the floor. Adur looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
Flowers is in close to Adur's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flowers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adur's head.
Flowers content to stall in guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flowers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flowers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marcel Adur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnnie Flowers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flowers scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnnie Flowers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flowers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnnie Flowers!
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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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