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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (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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177 cm
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177 lbs
35 - 14 - 1 |
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192 cm
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169 lbs
36 - 27 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
35 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
36 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Spencer! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Spencer scores with a jab to the body. Spencer misses with an uppercut. Spencer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junior. Junior tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spencer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Spencer misses with a hook. Junior ducked under it nicely. Junior throws a hook but Spencer avoids it easily. A little jabbing left from Spencer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Spencer throws a good cross that connects.
Spencer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Junior. Junior looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Spencer swings for the body but Junior moves out of range.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Junior is just out of range. Junior delivers a nice body kick. Some wild striking there from Spencer.
Junior misses with an uppercut. Spencer saw that one coming. Junior 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. Junior fakes the leg kick and cracks Spencer in the body. Junior cracks Spencer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Spencer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Junior circles away quickly and effectively. A slapping body kick lands there for Junior. Spencer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Junior clinches with his opponent.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spencer. Spencer blocks an uppercut.
Junior misses with some punches.
Junior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spencer stalling in the clinch.
Spencer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Junior connects with a leg kick. Spencer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Junior misses with the combination.
No joy there for Spencer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Spencer tries to bum rush Junior with a series of wild strikes but Junior uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Spencer cracks a nice hook into Junior's ribs. Junior closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Junior lands with a left to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Junior keeps control of Spencer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Junior cracks Spencer with a nice body shot. Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Junior lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short right from Junior. Spencer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Junior seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spencer can turn it around. Junior scores with a nice hook to the head. Junior misses with a body punch.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Spencer avoids it by throwing Junior back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Junior doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spencer blocking some punches.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Junior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spencer backwards. Junior misses with a hook from the clinch. Junior misses with a punch on the inside.
Spencer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Spencer breaks from the clinch.
Spencer misses with a straight left. Junior is looking to counter the offense by Spencer and move into the clinch. Shawn Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Spencer blocks a head kick by Junior.
Junior lands a leg kick that knocks Spencer off balance momentarily. Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Spencer cracks Junior with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Spencer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spencer. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Junior throws a leg kick but Spencer checks it. Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Spencer misses with a straight left. Junior scores with a jab. Spencer looks to throw the jab but Junior is out of range. Spencer misses with a body shot.
Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer. Spencer feints a jab promting Junior to slip. Spencer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Junior slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Spencer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spencer checks the leg kick. Spencer now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Spencer lands with a good body shot. Junior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spencer throws out the jab. Junior tries to land a leg kick but Spencer saw it coming and moves away.
Junior fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Spencer misses with a hook. Nice uppercut there from Junior. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Junior dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Junior throws a quick inside leg kick. Junior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Spencer misses with a wild body shot. Junior half committed to a counter leg kick. Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Spencer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Junior. A jab from Spencer misses. A little feinted left hand from Junior on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Spencer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Spencer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Junior sees it coming and avoids it easily. Spencer misses with an uppercut. Junior saw that one coming. Junior seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Spencer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Junior sees it coming and avoids it easily. Shawn Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup. Junior misses with a hook. Spencer misses with a hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Spencer scores with a punch to the head. Junior throws a leg kick but Spencer sees it coming and moves out of range. Junior throws a hook but Spencer blocks it. Spencer digs a good body shot into Junior's ribs. Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer. Junior moves out of range as Spencer strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Junior is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Spencer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spencer swats him away and circles back towards the center. Junior staying out of range there. A jab lands there for Junior. Junior takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spencer lands with a hook. Junior tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Spencer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Junior at a distance.
Spencer slips under a jab. Spencer throws a counter combo. Spencer throws a shot from downtown. Junior moves away and avoids it. Nice body punch from Junior. Junior thows a leg kick but Spencer checks it and Spencer counters with a lovely straight right hand! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Junior avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Spencer throws a shot from downtown. Junior moves away and avoids it. Spencer scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Junior there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spencer throws out a loose jab but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it. Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Spencer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Spencer throws a series of punches but Junior avoids them all with ease. Spencer throws a looping overhand right but Junior ducks down to avoid it. Spencer throws a big shot that misses. Junior attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Spencer misses with a right hand and Junior counters with a body kick that stops Spencer in his tracks momentarily. Junior misses with a straight left. Spencer misses with a wild combination.
Spencer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Junior finds it's way round the side to connect with Spencer's head. Junior throws a leg kick that is checked and Spencer counters with a lovely shot to the body. Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer. Spencer throws a lazy right hand but Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Junior avoids the body shot from Spencer.
Nice defenses there by Spencer. Spencer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spencer there as he acknowledges the shot. Spencer throws the left hand but Junior avoids the punch easily. Spencer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Junior doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Junior.
Junior slips a jab from Spencer. Spencer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spencer connects with a single shot there. Junior lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Spencer throws out a loose jab but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it. Spencer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Junior can pounce on him.
Spencer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Spencer throws a lazy uppercut
and Junior counters by moving into the clinch. Spencer stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Junior gets through Spencer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Spencer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Junior. Junior misses with the head strike.
Junior misses with a hook from the clinch. Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Junior working aggressively here.
Spencer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A quick uppercut on the inside from Junior. Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Junior can't find room to land a body shot as Spencer controls the action.
Spencer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shawn Spencer will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Spencer. Junior thumps Spencer with a low kick. Spencer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Junior wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Junior scores with a head kick. Spencer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Spencer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Junior throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spencer. Junior throws a head kick but Spencer moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target. Spencer checks the leg kick. Junior misses with a head kick.
Junior takes a shot right to the bread basket. Junior throws a lazy right hand but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Junior slips under a jab. Junior scores with the left hand. Spencer knows he should have avoided that one. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Junior looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Spencer loads up on a big right hand but Junior slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spencer misses with an uppercut. Spencer looks to land a right hand but Junior moved out of range. Spencer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Spencer misses with a straight right. Spencer throws a hook but Junior blocks it. Junior swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spencer counters with a stiff right hand. Junior is looking to clinch but Spencer is avoiding it.
Junior takes one to the chin there. Junior swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spencer. Spencer throws a lazy right hand but Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Spencer thows a left - swing and a miss! Spencer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good work by Spencer as he checks the leg kick. Junior goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Spencer is rocked! Spencer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Junior counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Junior. Spencer is still on wobbly legs! Can Junior finish him? Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Spencer is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Junior unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Spencer! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Junior is unloading with more strikes now! Spencer drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Junior! After winning the bout, Jorge Junior thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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