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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruch Chorzow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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272 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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251 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Pontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ruch Chorzow!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontes takes the fight into the clinch.
Chorzow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chorzow avoids a wild elbow strike from Pontes.
Chorzow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pontes has a couple of punches blocked by Chorzow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pontes.
Chorzow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pontes misses with some punches.
Pontes swings wildly with an uppercut but Chorzow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pontes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pontes lands a left hand.
Chorzow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pontes backwards.
Chorzow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pontes has a couple of punches blocked by Chorzow.
Pontes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chorzow pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pontes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chorzow's brow.
Chorzow has a couple of punches blocked by Pontes.
Nice body punch from Chorzow.
Pontes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pontes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pontes fails to land.
Pontes trying to stall but Chorzow improves his position.
Chorzow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chorzow blocks an uppercut.
Pontes looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Pontes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes misses with some punches.
Pontes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chorzow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chorzow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pontes rushes Chorzow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chorzow controlling the action here for a moment.
Chorzow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chorzow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pontes backwards.
Pontes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chorzow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pontes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chorzow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pontes has Chorzow up against the cage in a clinch.
Chorzow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pontes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pontes can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Chorzow blocking some punches.
Chorzow can't break the clinch.
Chorzow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chorzow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chorzow missing with a left hand there. Pontes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pontes slips a jab from Chorzow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes moves into range and clinches up with Chorzow.
Pontes misses with the head strike.
Chorzow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chorzow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pontes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chorzow blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Chorzow on the inside.
Chorzow misses with a body punch.
Pontes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chorzow blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pontes.
Chorzow blocking some punches.
Pontes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pontes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Pontes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pontes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pontes.
Pontes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Ruch Chorzow has been cut.
Chorzow is trying to drag Pontes to the mat but Pontes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Pontes fails to land.
Chorzow struggles to land a body shot inside as Pontes controls his hands.
Pontes looking to slow down the pace here.
Chorzow blocks an elbow strike from Pontes.
Chorzow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chorzow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pontes scores with a decent looking hook.
Chorzow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pontes circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chorzow lands a jab to Pontes's midsection.
Pontes drives through and clinches with Chorzow against the cage.
Chorzow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pontes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pontes pushes off an throws an elbow but Chorzow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pontes pushes off an throws an elbow but Chorzow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pontes throws a punch but it's blocked by Chorzow.
Pontes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pontes throws a punch but it's blocked by Chorzow.
Pontes working aggressively here.
Pontes misses with a punch on the inside.
Pontes throws an elbow that misses.
Chorzow breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes moves into range and clinches up with Chorzow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chorzow takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pontes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pontes throws a punch but it's blocked by Chorzow.
Pontes misses with an elbow over the top.
Chorzow blocking some punches.
Chorzow blocks an uppercut.
Chorzow goes for a takedown attempt but Pontes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chorzow connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Chorzow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pontess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pontes has closed the distance and engaged Chorzow in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chorzow is trying to maintain a safe position but Pontes gets an underhook and turns Chorzow into the cage.
Chorzow cracks Pontes with a nice body shot.
Chorzow can't find room to land a body shot as Pontes controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pontes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chorzow's brow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pontes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chorzow as Pontes tries to tie him up.
Pontes stalling the fight.
Pontes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chorzow.
Chorzow leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chorzow blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pontes.
Pontes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pontes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pontes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pontes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pontes throws a punch but it's blocked by Chorzow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Chorzow.
Chorzow pushes Pontes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chorzow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pontes throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Pontes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruch Chorzow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pontes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pontes has a couple of punches blocked by Chorzow.
Pontes lands with a light punch inside.
Pontes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chorzow up against the cage.
Pontes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chorzow is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pontes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chorzow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chorzow avoids the elbow strike from Pontes, against the cage.
Chorzow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pontes backwards.
Chorzow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pontes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chorzow is keeping busy.
Chorzow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jose Pontes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes is trying to stall.
Pontes blocks an elbow strike.
Pontes blocks a body shot from Chorzow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chorzow.
Pontes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pontes misses with a punch on the inside.
Chorzow lands a left hand.
Pontes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pontes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chorzow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chorzow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chorzow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jose Pontes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chorzow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chorzow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pontes swings wildly with an uppercut but Chorzow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pontes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jose Pontes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruch Chorzow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pontes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ruch Chorzow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chorzow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chorzow misses with the head strike.
Chorzow lands with a short shot to the head.
Chorzow throws a punch but it's blocked by Pontes.
Pontes has a couple of punches blocked by Chorzow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pontes throws an elbow but it misses.
Pontes throws a punch but it's blocked by Chorzow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruch Chorzow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pontes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Pontes!
Jose Pontes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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