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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ferreira (ranked 380 p4p, 50 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 794 p4p, 92 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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190 cm
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270 lbs
24 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira moves into range and clinches up with Cage.
Cage blocks a body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferreira working aggressively here.
Cage blocking some punches.
Ferreira lands an uppercut.
A short right from Ferreira.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferreira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferreira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Marco Ferreira has been cut.
Ferreira thuds his right hand into Cage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Cage misses.
Ferreira lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ferreira rushes Cage and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Cage tries to break the clinch but Ferreira is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.
Ferreira misses with the head strike.
Cage pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ferreira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but Cage avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
Ferreira tries a body shot but Cage blocks it.
Cage has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ferreira seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cage can turn it around.
Cage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Ferreira lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Ferreira fails to land.
Cage is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Cage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferreira has him pressed against the cage.
Ferreira has a couple of punches blocked by Cage.
Cage leaning against his opponent.
Ferreira misses with the head strike.
Cage leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferreira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cage scores with a jab to the head.
Ferreira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage.
Cage moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferreira closes the distance and clinches.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Ferreira is controlling him.
Ferreira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferreira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cage.
Cage is stalling here.
Ferreira lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Ferreira is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cage.
A right hand to the body from Ferreira.
Cage taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferreira digs a good hook to Cage's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cage throws a head kick that misses.
Cage avoids the head kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ferreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Ferreira's cut.
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.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Ferreira.
It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.
Ferreira is looking to clinch but Cage is avoiding it.
Ferreira moves in looking to clinch but Cage pushes him off.
Ferreira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a left that rocks Cage and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ferreira dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Cage regain composure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ferreira easily slips into full mount!
Ferreira controlling from mount.
Ferreira with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Cage is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage is squirming around, avoiding Ferreira's attempts to control the action.
Cage avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ferreira.
Cage tries to reverse the position but Ferreira maintains control.
Cage is still trying to improve position.
Ferreira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ferreira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cage is looking to escape.
Ferreira fails to advance to Cage's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira controlling from the full mount.
Ferreira avoids the attempt from Cage to control.
Ferreira controlling the pace for now.
Cage tries to improve his position but instead Ferreira has taken his back!
Ferreira is looking to control Cage but Cage is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cage is trying to control the position but Ferreira manages to sink in the RNC - Cage is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marco Ferreira!
Marco Ferreira retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Marco Ferreira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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