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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio De Souza (ranked 253 p4p, 645 weight class) and Jalen Mortimer (ranked 33 p4p, 89 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jalen Mortimer!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mortimer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mortimer! But no joy.
De Souza checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circling - De Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Souza keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mortimer moves away from the strike by De Souza.
A big left from De Souza misses.
Mortimer throws a counter combo.
Mortimer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mortimer misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza cracks Mortimer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mortimer misses with an uppercut.
De Souza avoids a kick to the body.
As Mortimer looks to move away, De Souza throws a big counter combo but Mortimer just gets out of the way.
Mortimer thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza throws a combination. Mortimer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Souza misses with a right hand
and Mortimer counters with a solid body kick.
Jalen Mortimer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Mortimer.
De Souza is looking to counter punch.
Mortimer ducks right into an uppercut from De Souza.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mortimer walks into a stiff left hand from De Souza.
De Souza scores with a jab to the head.
De Souza shoots in and bounces Mortimer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mortimer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
De Souza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mortimer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mortimer keeping moving, preventing De Souza from controlling successfully.
Mortimer managing to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mortimer is on top in guard.
De Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mortimer is one step ahead there.
De Souza wants to stand and escape but Mortimer is having none of it.
De Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mortimer is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Souza working for a triangle but Mortimer defends it easily.
Mortimer stopping the sweep attempt from De Souza.
Mortimer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Mortimer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mortimer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mortimer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mortimer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mortimer wants to control from the top but De Souza keeps moving.
Mortimer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mortimer lands a nice looking body shot.
Mortimer lands a jab to De Souza's midsection.
Mortimer misses with the body kick
and De Souza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mortimer is trying to maintain the position but De Souza is very close to passing his half guard.
De Souza trying to control from half guard but Mortimer is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio De Souza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mortimer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogerio De Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Mortimer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza misses with a hook. Mortimer ducked under it nicely.
De Souza throws a hook but Mortimer avoids it easily.
De Souza thuds his right hand into Mortimer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mortimer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Rogerio De Souza has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mortimer throws a front kick aimed at De Souza's knee but De Souza avoids it well.
De Souza misses with a hook.
It seemed like Mortimer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Souza throws an off balance right hand
and Mortimer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mortimer misses with a lunging right hand
and De Souza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mortimer can do to turn this around?
De Souza is looking to advance position but Mortimer won't allow it.
Mortimer wants to get back to full guard.
Mortimer is controlling De Souza's position as best he can from this difficult position.
De Souza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mortimer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Souza.
Mortimer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mortimer is defending against the submission attempts here by De Souza.
De Souza trying to control from half guard but Mortimer is working away.
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.
Mortimer tries to get to full guard but De Souza has control of the leg.
De Souza is thwarting Mortimer's attempts to control the position.
Mortimer keeping hold of De Souza's head, controlling as best he can.
De Souza stalling.
Mortimer is trying to maintain the position but De Souza is very close to passing his half guard.
Mortimer controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mortimer is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is trying to work for a kimura but Mortimer is defending well.
Mortimer is looking to control De Souza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mortimer avoid being mounted?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
De Souza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mortimer sees it coming and defends easily.
De Souza wants to work for an arm triangle but Mortimer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mortimer keeping control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mortimer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mortimer throws a hook but De Souza blocks it.
Mortimer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Souza is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza swings widly with a right hand
letting Mortimer counter with a right hand.
Mortimer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rogerio De Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mortimer throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Souza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mortimer swivels and escapes.
Rogerio De Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mortimer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Souza staying out of range there.
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!
No luck for De Souza with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mortimer dodges the punch combination from De Souza.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio De Souza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rogerio De Souza's cut.
That's time! De Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
De Souza goes for a double leg but Mortimer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mortimer continues to drive forward.
De Souza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mortimer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Souza with a body shot.
De Souza misses with a hook
and Mortimer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mortimer lands with a straight right. De Souza didn't see that one coming.
Mortimer lands a nice hook to De Souza's body. De Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Souza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mortimer is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mortimer.
De Souza misses with a body punch
and Mortimer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mortimer with the inside leg kick.
Mortimer works De Souza's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - De Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Souza misses with a two punch combination.
De Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mortimer can pounce on him.
De Souza throws a combination that misses
and Mortimer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mortimer cracks De Souza with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! De Souza looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mortimer finish him?
De Souza is rocked!
Mortimer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh De Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mortimer batters De Souza with a massive right followed by a huge left! De Souza is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Mortimer lands a final crushing right hand to drop De Souza to the mat with a gruesome thud! Mortimer is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jalen Mortimer!
Jalen Mortimer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Dirty Needle Project , into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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