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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pinchi Puto (ranked 1458 p4p, 183 weight class) and Johnny Vegas (ranked 1271 p4p, 162 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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161 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pinchi Puto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Vegas.
Vegas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puto.
Vegas tries to clinch up.
Puto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vegas.
Vegas throws a jab but it's blocked by Puto.
It looked like Puto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vegas is looking to clinch but Puto is avoiding it.
Puto lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Puto misses with a left hand
and Puto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vegas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vegas throws a jab but it's blocked by Puto.
Puto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puto defending well as Vegas loads up on a big left hand.
Puto lands a left and a right that send Vegas crashing to the mat, dazed. Puto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vegas is rocked!
It looks like Johnny Vegas has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vegas is still on wobbly legs! Can Puto finish him?
Puto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vegas throws a hook but Puto blocks it.
Vegas seems to have recovered his senses.
Puto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vegas can pounce on him.
Puto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at UnderGround standup in the buildup to the fight.
Puto defending well as Vegas loads up on a big left hand.
Puto is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vegas.
Vegas thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Vegas misses.
Vegas moves into range and clinches up with Puto.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
Puto blocking some punches.
Vegas lands with a short shot to the head.
Puto breaks from the clinch.
Johnny Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Puto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Puto takes one to the chin there.
Puto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vegas. Vegas obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Vegas does no damage.
Donk. Vegas catches Puto right on the button with a cross.
Vegas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puto manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas throws a hook to the side of Puto's head but Puto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puto counters with a stiff right hand.
Vegas throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Puto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Vegas misses.
Vegas throws a hook but Puto avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vegas. Puto does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Vegas.
Vegas slips a straight right by Puto.
Vegas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vegas throws a hook to the side of Puto's head but Puto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vegas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puto's hands.
Vegas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puto.
A jab from Vegas does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vegas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puto throws a lazy right hand but Vegas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puto moves out of range of the strikes.
Puto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vegas misses with a wild combination.
Vegas throws a jab but it's blocked by Puto.
It looked like Puto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Puto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vegas tries to clinch
and Puto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vegas scores with a sloppy right hand. Puto should have avoided that one.
Vegas doesn't manage to clinch there - Puto circles away.
Vegas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Puto blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Puto misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Vegas misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegas lands a right hook to the body.
Puto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vegas throws out the jab.
Vegas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Puto is looking to counter punch.
Puto moves out of range of the strikes.
Vegas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vegas throws a front kick aimed at Puto's knee but Puto avoids it well.
Puto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vegas.
Vegas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vegas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Vegas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Vegas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vegas misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Puto misses the target.
Vegas throws a hook but Puto blocks it.
Vegas misses with an uppercut.
Vegas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick from Vegas misses.
Puto lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Puto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Puto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vegas moves out of range of the strikes.
Puto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vegas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vegas looks to land a left hand but Puto moved out of range nicely.
Puto is looking to counter punch.
Vegas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas throws a jab when Puto was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Puto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vegas clinches up against the cage.
Puto wants to get back to striking at distance but Vegas won't allow it.
A short right from Vegas.
Vegas has Puto pressed against the cage, preventing Puto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puto tries to break free but Vegas pushes him back against the cage.
Vegas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puto throws a hook but Vegas blocks it.
Vegas throws a lazy right hand but Puto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vegas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Puto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vegas.
Puto lands a head kick. Vegas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vegas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vegas lands a nice hook to Puto's body. Puto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Puto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vegas misses the shot to the body.
Puto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puto moves away from the strike by Vegas.
Puto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Puto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vegas finds it's way round the side to connect with Puto's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vegas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puto is looking to counter punch.
Vegas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vegas tries to clinch but Puto moves out of range.
Vegas throws a looping overhand right but Puto ducks down to avoid it.
Puto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vegas.
Vegas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vegas scores with a nice right hand.
Puto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Vegas misses.
Vegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puto.
Puto slips a jab from Vegas.
Vegas looks to throw the jab but Puto is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Puto misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Puto back to the cage. Vegas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Puto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vegas misses with an uppercut.
Vegas just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPuto.
Vegas looks to land a left hand but Puto moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Puto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vegas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puto circles away quickly and effectively.
Puto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puto slips under a jab.
Vegas throws a looping overhand right but Puto ducks down to avoid it.
Puto throws a hook to the side of Vegas's head but Vegas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puto tries to keep at a distance but Vegas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Puto manages to break the clinch.
Puto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Puto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puto thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Vegas. Beautiful body shot.
Vegas tries to clinch up.
A jab from Vegas misses.
Puto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vegas works Puto's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Vegas misses its intended target.
Puto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vegas scores with the left hand. Puto knows he should have avoided that one.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Puto counter with a right hand.
Vegas stuns Puto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puto lands a left and a right that send Vegas crashing to the mat, dazed. Puto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vegas throws an off balance right hand
and Puto scores with a counter punch that sends Vegas to the canvas! Puto smells blood - he's punishing Vegas with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Vegas has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pinchi Puto!
An out of breath Pinchi Puto 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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hype
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