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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis comes into the arena with Bark at the moon blaring out of the sound system. Man is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lights Out. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
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180 lbs
31 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Dennis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dennis.
Dennis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Dennis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Man parries the strikes from Dennis easily there. Dennis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Man to escape.
Dennis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dennis trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Man prevents Dennis from improving position.
Dennis scores with punches from side control.
Man parries the strikes from Dennis easily there. Dennis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Man to escape.
Man avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dennis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Man's legs.
Dennis working away.
Man manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dennis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dennis tries to pass to full mount but Man defends it.
Dennis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dennis content to control rather than advance.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to kick Dennis off but Dennis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dennis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
Man is in trouble now - Dennis has advanced to mount!
Man is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dennis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dennis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Man is looking to escape.
Man defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dennis.
Dennis looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis looking to finish Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Man!
Dennis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dennis looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dennis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Man wants to hold on but Dennis pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Man is trying to maintain the position but Dennis is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Dennis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man moves in looking to clinch but Dennis pushes him off.
Dennis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Man sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dennis somewhat.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Dennis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Man scores with a jab.
Dennis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dennis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Man as he avoids it easily.
Dennis throws a big shot that misses.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dennis was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dennis circles away quickly and effectively.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Dennis counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dennis misses the target.
A big left from Man misses.
Dennis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dennis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man misses with a right hand
and Dennis counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dennis shoots in but no luck this time.
Dennis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Man tries to avoid it but Dennis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Man to the ground. Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dennis fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Dennis moves away and avoids it.
Man fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dennis on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man scores with a jab.
Dennis fails to land with a series of punches.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dennis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Dennis.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
Dennis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man slaps away a takedown attempt from Dennis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dennis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dennis.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Jorge Dennis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennis fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Man throws a right and a left that Dennis avoids nicely.
Dennis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man missing with a left hand there. Dennis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dennis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Man tries to avoid it but Dennis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Man to the ground. Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Dennis does no damage.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dennis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man pulls Dennis in to control the position.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
Dennis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dennis throws a big right hand that misses.
Dennis looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Man not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dennis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jorge Dennis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dennis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Man controls the pace.
Dennis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dennis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Man wants to pass the guard but Dennis is keeping the position.
Dennis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Man controls the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ice Man hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dennis shoots in and drives through. Man sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dennis moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis thows a body shot but no joy.
Man looks to land a right hand but Dennis moved out of range.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Dennis.
A big left from Man misses.
Ice Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dennis.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dennis.
Dennis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dennis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Ice Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man cracks a nice hook into Dennis's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jorge Dennis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Man is looking to clinch but Dennis is avoiding it.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Dennis looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Man lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dennis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dennis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis misses with a straight right.
Dennis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Dennis misses with a double jab.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dennis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dennis staying out of range there.
Man throws a jab when Dennis was well out of range.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man dips to his left and cracks Dennis with an uppercut!
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man cracks Dennis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dennis blocks a jab.
Man connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice combination there by Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dennis lands in his opponent's guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
Dennis looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Man controls the pace.
Dennis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Man controlling from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ice Man has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dennis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dennis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man circles away.
Dennis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Man counters with a series of strikes. Dennis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Dennis. Those never looked like landing.
A left and a right from Man both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Dennis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dennis shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Man dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Man misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Dennis does no damage.
Dennis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Man jabs Dennis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good shot there by Man.
Man looks to land a combination. Dennis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dennis manages to avoid it.
Dennis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dennis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Dennis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dennis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man takes a swing at Dennis's ribcage but misses.
Man misses with a straight right.
Dennis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dennis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man stuffs the takedown.
Dennis slips under a jab from Man.
A big left from Man misses.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dennis is looking to wear down Man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Man throws a hook but Dennis avoids it easily.
Dennis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dennis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis shoots for a takedown but Man saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dennis walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
Dennis throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
Man scores with a nice strike.
Dennis throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Dennis counters with a single leg into guard. Man didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennis throws an elbow that misses. Man uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dennis's guard. Nice move by Man!
Man wants to control from the top but Dennis keeps moving.
Dennis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dennis trying to keep a closed guard but Man is proving a slippery customer.
Man preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dennis working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:48
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Man!
Ice Man is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Ice Man 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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