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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Juarez (ranked 25163 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viggo Hansen (ranked 7506 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Devils Bleeding Crown. On his way into the cage it seems that Reginald Juarez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Reginald Juarez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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214 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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179 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reginald Juarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viggo Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Viggo Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hansen or perhaps it was just good defense by Juarez, which made it look bad.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Juarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hansen's waist but Hansen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Juarez off to one side.
Hansen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hansen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Juarez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hansen somewhat.
Juarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hansen is fending him off so far but Juarez persists. Nope, Hansen circles away and we're back to standing.
Juarez pushes Hansen up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juarez drags the fight down to the ground.
Juarez keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
Juarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hansen is one step ahead there.
Hansen postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez wants to stand and escape but Hansen is having none of it.
Juarez striking off his back but it's not causing Hansen any problems.
Juarez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hansen's guard.
Hansen looking to control but Juarez passes into half guard.
Juarez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hansen looks winded!
Juarez is looking for a kimura but Hansen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Juarez to get the leverage.
Juarez decides to return to a standing position.
Hansen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Juarez counters with a one-two to the body.
Reginald Juarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viggo Hansen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Juarez circles away.
Hansen is looking to clinch.
Juarez shoots for a takedown but Hansen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hansen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Juarez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some bone on bone action there as Juarez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hansen moves to clinch but Juarez breaks away
and Juarez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Hansen sprawls well. He's pushed Juarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Juarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Juarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hansen is fending him off so far but Juarez persists. Nope, Hansen circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hansen thinks about the counter body kick.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Juarez as he jumps to the side.
Hansen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Juarez.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Juarez circles away.
Hansen misses with a head kick.
Juarez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice takedown defense from Hansen. No joy for Juarez on that attempt.
Juarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hansen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Juarez wants to sweep here but Hansen controlling him for the moment.
Hansen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hansen stands and steps away. Juarez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hansen closes the distance and pushes Juarez back into the cage.
Hansen trying to land knees to the body.
Juarez pulls guard successfully.
Hansen stands and steps away. Juarez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Juarez but Juarez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Juarez misses with a takedown
and Juarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Juarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reginald Juarez's cut.
That's time! Juarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hansen. That's going to slow Juarez down.
Juarez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hansen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Juarez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hansen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Juarez's best efforts.
Hansen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hansen has hold of Juarez's hands but Juarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Hansen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hansen still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hansen has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Juarez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Juarez manages to get to full guard.
Juarez has a closed guard, preventing Hansen from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen wants to stand and escape but instead Juarez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hansen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Juarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Juarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hansen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Juarez postures up.
Juarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Juarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Hansen wants to hit a switch here but Juarez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hansen there!
Hansen wants to control but Juarez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juarez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Juarez cracks Hansen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Juarez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Juarez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hansen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Reginald Juarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Juarez has control of Hansen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hansen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Juarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hansen can do to turn this around?
BOOM! Juarez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Juarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reginald Juarez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Hansen. No joy for Juarez on that attempt.
Hansen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Juarez forces Hansen back against the cage and clinches.
Juarez fails to pull guard.
Juarez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hansen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hansen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hansen shoots for a takedown but Juarez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Juarez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Juarez moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juarez can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hansen tries to stall but Juarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hansen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Juarez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansen cracks Juarez with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Hansen misses
and Juarez counters with a one-two to the body.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Juarez sprawls well. Juarez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hansen gets slowly back to his feet.
Hansen wants to clinch up but Juarez keeps it at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Juarez!
Juarez closes the distance and clinches up with Hansen, looking for a takedown. Juarez pushes Hansen against the cage but Hansen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reginald Juarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen forces Juarez back against the cage and clinches.
Hansen fails to pull guard.
Juarez jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen stands up and waves to Juarez to follow him.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Juarez circles away.
Reginald Juarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Juarez tries for a takedown but Hansen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hansen moves into the clinch.
Juarez managing to block the knees to the body from Hansen.
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!
Juarez is trying to pull guard but Hansen has him pressed against the cage.
Juarez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hansen to keep the fight standing.
Juarez drags the fight down to the ground.
Hansen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Juarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hansen.
Juarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Hansen connects with a leg kick. Juarez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Juarez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hansen swivels and escapes.
Hansen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reginald Juarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hansen tries to clinch
and Juarez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hansen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Juarez counters with a series of strikes. Hansen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hansen scores with a leg kick.
Hansen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Juarez counters with a one-two to the body.
Juarez scores with a head kick. Hansen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Juarez circles away.
Juarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hansen moves in looking to clinch but Juarez pushes him off.
Hansen tries to clinch but Juarez moves out of range.
Hansen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hansen darts in and clinches Juarez up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juarez pushes Hansen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hansen is trying to force a seperation but Juarez has the dominant position.
Juarez landing knees to the body.
Viggo Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reginald Juarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Juarez gets control of Hansen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Juarez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reginald Juarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Juarez, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reginald Juarez!
In defeat, Viggo Hansen stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will train even harder for the next fight.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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