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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Thiago Junior enters the cage!
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202 lbs
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190 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Junior!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen fakes the leg kick and cracks Junior in the body.
Junior is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Allen stuffs the takedown.
Allen instigates a clinch.
Junior jumps guard but Allen stands there with Junior around his waist. Junior gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Allen manages to break the clinch.
Allen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Junior shoots in but no luck this time.
Barry Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Junior.
Junior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
Allen shoots in but Junior avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Allen tries to clinch but Junior moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Allen.
Allen closes the distance and clinches up with Junior, looking for a takedown. Allen pushes Junior against the cage but Junior circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Allen. No joy for Junior on that attempt.
Junior tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Junior takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That has opened up Thiago Junior's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Allen lands a right hand.
Allen lands a damaging elbow.
Allen lands a nice elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Allen.
Junior takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Allen.
Allen pulls guard.
Junior stays in close to Allen's body and controls the position.
Allen is looking to stand up but Junior isn't so interested in that idea.
Junior is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Junior passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior controlling the action here.
Junior prevents Allen from improving his position.
Well, if Junior is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen is trying to stand.
Junior is thwarting Allen's attempts to control the position.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Junior not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Junior has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Despite being in the dominant position, Thiago Junior just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Allen wants to clinch.
Junior misses with a takedown attempt - Allen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Junior closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Junior lands in his opponent's guard.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Junior postures up.
Junior controls from within his opponent's guard.
Allen looking for a sweep. Not yet Allen, not yet.
Junior is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Junior's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Allen.
Allen tries to clinch but Junior moves out of range.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
Allen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen has Junior up against the cage in a clinch.
Junior tries to pull guard but Allen holds him up against the cage and eventually Junior drops back down to his feet.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Allen won't allow it.
Junior goes for a takedown attempt but Allen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A punch combination from Junior misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Allen drives through and clinches with Junior against the cage.
Junior avoids the elbow strike from Allen, against the cage.
Junior has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Allen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barry Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Junior.
Junior wants to get back to striking at distance but Allen won't allow it.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allen stuffs the takedown attempt from Junior. Junior gets slowly back to his feet.
Barry Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Allen. No joy for Junior on that attempt.
Junior is breathing heavily.
Junior shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Allen but Allen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Allen drives through and clinches with Junior against the cage.
Junior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Allen stops a takedown attempt from Junior.
Allen drags the fight down to the ground.
Junior wants to pass the guard but Allen is keeping the position.
Junior trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Allen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen trying to keep a closed guard but Junior is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Junior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Allen's waist but Allen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Junior off to one side.
Junior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen tries to clinch up but Junior circles away and keeps his distance.
Junior takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Junior fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Allen tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
Junior tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Allen shoots in for a takedown but Junior shows good takedown defense.
Junior shoots in and drives through. Allen sprawls well.
Junior closes the distance and clinches up with Allen, looking for a takedown. Junior pushes Allen against the cage but Allen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Allen wants to clinch up but Junior keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Junior or perhaps it was just good defense by Allen which made him look bad.
Junior scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Junior controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior trying to control the action but Allen is working from the bottom.
Allen is trying to get back to his feet.
Junior happy to just control the position for now.
Allen wants to control but Junior postures up.
Junior takes a little break here. Allen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Allen prevents Junior from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Junior working the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Junior circles away from the clinch attempt
and Junior counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Junior seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Allen is refusing to be controlled, as Junior sits in half guard.
Junior with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Allen is looking to escape.
Junior passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Allen!
Allen tries to hold on but Junior pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thiago Junior will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thiago Junior's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Junior stuffs the takedown attempt from Allen. Allen gets slowly back to his feet.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Junior shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Allen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Allen lands an elbow inside that Junior shrugs off.
Allen landing knees to the head.
Allen crunches a lovely knee into Junior's ribcage.
Allen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Junior gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Junior takes an elbow to the forehead.
Allen breaks from the clinch.
Allen is looking to clinch.
Allen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Junior pinned against the cage. Junior gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Allen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior shoots in and drives through. Allen sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Junior has had enough of the clinch but Allen keeps him there for the moment.
Allen lands an elbow that stopped Junior in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Allen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Junior scores with a takedown into Allen's guard.
Allen wants to stand and escape but Junior is having none of it.
Allen can't keep his opponent in guard - Junior advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Allen wants to control but Junior is keeping busy.
Junior takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Allen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Allen landing strikes from the bottom.
Junior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.
Allen wants to get back to his feet.
Allen wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Allen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Allen lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Allen.
Junior is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Allen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Allen lands an elbow that stopped Junior in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Thiago Junior's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Junior fails to pull guard.
Allen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Allen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Allen gets underhooks to prevent Junior's takedown attempt.
Junior tries to pull guard but Allen holds him up against the cage and eventually Junior drops back down to his feet.
Junior tries for a takedown but Allen manages to get underhooks.
Junior tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Allen smiles and moves away.
Junior shoots in and bounces Allen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Junior tries to free his leg and advance position but Allen is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Junior controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thiago Junior has got the better of the ground game so far.
Allen is trying to keep Junior in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Junior sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Allen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Junior is controlling him.
Junior tries to free his leg and advance position but Allen is retaining full guard.
Junior slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Allen wants to stand up but Junior is controlling him.
Allen trying to keep a closed guard but Junior is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thiago Junior.
I think Junior has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Junior!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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