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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanderley Ferreira (ranked 325 p4p, 1052 weight class) and Jordin St.John (ranked 44 p4p, 141 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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7 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vanderley Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordin St.John!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira connects with a jab.
It looks like Jordin St.John has been cut.
Ferreira loads up on a big right hand but St.John slips the punch.
St.John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been hearing reports that Ferreira has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ferreira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St.John swings widly with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St.John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by St.John.
St.John defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St.John scores with a jab to the head.
St.John has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
St.John misses with a few strikes there.
St.John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira.
St.John misses with an uppercut
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St.John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferreira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ferreira misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from St.John.
Jordin St.John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St.John throws a combination that misses
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St.John misses with a hook. Ferreira ducked under it nicely.
Ferreira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ferreira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ferreira missing with a left hand there. St.John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St.John throws a nice looking combination but Ferreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St.John wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St.John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St.John closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Vanderley Ferreira has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St.John misses with a double jab
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Jordin St.John's cut even more.
St.John takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
St.John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Nice defenses there by St.John.
St.John misses with a few strikes there.
Ferreira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ferreira fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for St.John.
St.John moves away from the strike by Ferreira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a nice looking combination but St.John bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St.John misses with a two punch combination.
Ferreira is looking for a counter combo.
Ferreira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jordin St.John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St.John misses the jab.
Ferreira throwing a counter right hand but St.John manages to avoid it.
Ferreira swings for the body but St.John moves out of range.
St.John throws a counter combo.
St.John scores with a shot to the body.
St.John throws a series of punches but Ferreira avoids them all with ease.
St.John slips under a jab from Ferreira.
St.John looks to land a left hand but Ferreira moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Ferreira.
St.John throws a combination that misses
and St.John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St.John throws a combination that misses
and Ferreira counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - St.John is in big trouble! Ferreira is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking St.John. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Vanderley Ferreira!
Vanderley Ferreira retains his heavyweight title!
Vanderley Ferreira thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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