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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor Xe (ranked 500 p4p, 64 weight class) and Galtero El Toro (ranked 520 p4p, 66 weight class). El Toro has chosen Ballad of Bodacious as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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265 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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240 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Professor Xe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galtero El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
El Toro throws a looping overhand right but Xe ducks down to avoid it.
El Toro throws the left hand but Xe avoids the punch easily.
El Toro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Toro avoids the body shot from Xe.
Xe throws a body shot but no joy.
Xe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Xe.
El Toro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Xe is trying to get back to full guard.
Xe is not content to let El Toro control the position.
El Toro is looking to advance position but Xe won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xe tries to get to full guard but El Toro has control of the leg.
Xe actively working from the bottom here.
El Toro is trying to work for a kimura but Xe is defending well.
Xe tries to get to full guard but El Toro has control of the leg.
El Toro throwing shots but Xe is blocking nicely.
El Toro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
El Toro throws a strike but Xe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
El Toro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Toro wants to pass the guard but Xe is keeping the position.
Xe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Xe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. El Toro is aware though and is defending well.
El Toro postures up in Xe's guard and throws a big left but Xe blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El Toro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Xe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. El Toro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. El Toro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
El Toro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Xe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro wants to pass the guard but Xe is keeping the position.
Xe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
El Toro working some strikes from top position.
El Toro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xe is keeping the position for now.
Xe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but El Toro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
El Toro works over Xe with some ground and pound from guard.
El Toro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
El Toro stopping the sweep attempt from Xe.
El Toro advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro tries to pass to full mount but Xe defends it.
El Toro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
El Toro winds up and cracks Xe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Xe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Xe manages to get to full guard.
El Toro stands up over Xe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El Toro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
El Toro wants to pass the guard but Xe is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galtero El Toro dominated that round.
That's time! Xe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
El Toro misses with an uppercut.
Xe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Xe.
El Toro throws a hook but Xe blocks it.
Xe feinted with a counter takedown.
Xe blocks a jab.
It looked like Xe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xe lands a jab to El Toro's midsection.
El Toro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
El Toro misses with a looping left.
El Toro ducks under a wild hook from Xe.
Xe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Xe throws out a loose jab but El Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xe closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro blocking some punches.
El Toro blocking some punches.
El Toro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro works on Xe's body with a couple of short punches.
El Toro scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro goes for a takedown attempt but Xe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Xe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Toro throws a big shot that misses.
Xe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping El Toro at a distance.
El Toro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xe's hands.
El Toro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xe.
Xe slips under a jab from El Toro.
A decent looking cross lands there for El Toro.
El Toro slips a jab from Xe.
Xe looks to score with a jab to the body but El Toro is just out of range.
Xe scores with a jab. El Toro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Xe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Professor Xe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Toro avoids the body shot from Xe.
El Toro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Xe.
El Toro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Xe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!
Xe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
El Toro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Galtero El Toro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
El Toro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but El Toro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
El Toro trying to control but Xe is working from the bottom.
El Toro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
El Toro working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xe wants to sweep here but El Toro controlling him for the moment.
El Toro landing with the ground and pound.
El Toro wants to control from the top but Xe keeps moving.
El Toro tries to free his leg and advance position but Xe is retaining full guard.
El Toro landing some decent shots from guard.
Xe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but El Toro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
El Toro is working Xe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro is looking to pass into half guard but Xe pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Xe is in guard.
El Toro lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
El Toro trying to control but Xe is working from the bottom.
El Toro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
El Toro content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Xe has locked up a guillotine! Xe's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? El Toro is holding on here and Xe must be using up a lot of energy. El Toro has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Xe gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Professor Xe!
A victorious Professor Xe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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