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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Solis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djunio Foreste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonah Solis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Djunio Foreste!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreste throws a head kick that misses
and Solis counters by clinching up.
Foreste tries to break free but Solis pushes him back against the cage.
Foreste looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foreste is trying to break free.
Solis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Solis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Solis looking for a sweep. Not yet Solis, not yet.
Solis wants to get back to his feet but Foreste is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Foreste is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Solis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Foreste is controlling him.
Solis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solis avoids the head kick by Foreste.
Foreste misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foreste tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Solis is looking to counter the offense by Foreste and move into the clinch.
Foreste throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foreste swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Solis moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromForeste.
Foreste throws a sloppy head kick and Solis moves out of range easily.
Foreste looks to land a combination but Solis avoids it well.
A punch combination from Foreste misses.
Foreste throws a sloppy head kick
and Solis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Foreste looks winded!
A short uppercut from Solis.
Foreste is trying to force a seperation but Solis has the dominant position.
Solis is trying to pull guard but Foreste turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Solis is trying to pull guard but Foreste turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Solis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Solis blocks a head kick by Foreste.
Foreste throws a sloppy head kick and Solis moves out of range easily.
Foreste throws a sloppy head kick
and Solis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Solis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Solis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Foreste for as long as he can get away with.
Solis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Solis seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solis wants to work for an arm triangle but Foreste is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Djunio Foreste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solis forces Foreste back against the cage and clinches.
Foreste breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Solis moves into the clinch successfully.
Foreste wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Solis has him pressed against the cage.
Solis is trying to pull guard but Foreste has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonah Solis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foreste wants to get back to striking at distance but Solis won't allow it.
Foreste is trying to push Solis away but Solis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Solis is trying to drag Foreste to the mat but Foreste just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Solis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foreste is being controlled here.
Solis continues to stall.
Solis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Solis taking a breather here.
Solis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Foreste is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Solis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Foreste throws a series of punches but Solis moves out of range.
Solis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foreste can do to turn this around?
Foreste throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Foreste.
It looked like Solis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Foreste rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Solis drives through and clinches with Foreste against the cage.
Solis jumps guard and drags Foreste to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Solis kicks Foreste off and gets to his feet.
Foreste throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foreste throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Foreste.
Solis throws a sloppy head kick and Foreste moves out of range easily.
Jonah Solis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foreste is breathing heavily.
Solis avoids the head kick by Foreste.
Solis avoids the head kick by Foreste.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Foreste. Those never looked like landing.
Solis thinks about countering with a head kick.
Solis tries to clinch but Foreste is having none of it.
Foreste will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Solis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foreste, pushing him back against the cage.
Solis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Foreste wants to break the clinch but can't.
Solis pulls guard effortlessly.
Solis pushes Foreste off and scrambles back to his feet.
Solis drives through and clinches with Foreste against the cage.
Solis tries to pull guard but Foreste holds him up against the cage and eventually Solis drops back down to his feet.
Solis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreste misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Solis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Solis successfully pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solis wriggles free and stands up.
Solis has managed to clinch.
Solis is trying to pull guard but Foreste turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Foreste's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Solis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonah Solis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foreste is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Foreste has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foreste wants to get back to striking at distance but Solis won't allow it.
Solis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solis is looking for a takedown.
Foreste is looking to break free of the clinch but Solis has double underhooks.
Solis prevents Foreste from breaking the clinch.
Foreste wants to break free but Solis has control.
Solis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Foreste throws a sloppy head kick and Solis moves out of range easily.
Solis gets a takedown into half guard.
Solis controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Solis trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Solis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A head kick misses from Foreste.
Foreste misses with a head kick.
Solis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Foreste scores with a three punch combo!
Foreste lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Solis circles away quickly and effectively.
Foreste looks to land a combination but Solis avoids it well.
Solis tries to counter by clinching up but Foreste breaks away and moves out of range.
Foreste throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Solis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Solis doesn't manage to clinch there - Foreste circles away.
Solis closes the distance and pushes Foreste back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreste wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foreste takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Solis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Solis prevents Foreste from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreste is trying to force a seperation but Solis has the dominant position.
Solis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Solis clinches.
Solis is trying to pull guard but Foreste has him pressed against the cage.
Solis is trying to drag Foreste to the mat but Foreste just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonah Solis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solis wants a takedown.
Foreste can't break the clinch.
Foreste is trying to push Solis away but Solis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Solis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Foreste drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Solis dives on top into guard.
Foreste can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Solis controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Solis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Solis content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Djunio Foreste.
I think Solis 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Solis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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