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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Old Spice Guy Intro. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Guy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Protacio Jawo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy dips to his left and cracks Jawo with an uppercut!
The Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jawo looks to land a combination but Guy avoids it well.
Guy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jawo is out of range and Guy settles back down.
Jawo misses with a looping left.
Jawo misses with a leg kick.
Jawo takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jawo.
Jawo tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
Jawo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guy looks to land a right hand but Jawo moved out of range.
Jawo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Guy throws a leg kick that misses.
Jawo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Jawo.
Guy misses with a looping right.
Guy thuds a left hand into Jawo's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Jawo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guy throws a body punch but Jawo moves out of range.
Jawo misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
Guy throws out a powerful jab.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Guy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Jawo throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
Jawo throws a right hand that Guy ducks under and follows up with a left that Guy also avoids with ease.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Guy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jawo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guy.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Jawo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jawo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Guy rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a leg kick that knocks Jawo off balance momentarily.
Jawo moves out of range of the leg kick from Guy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jawo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guy. That's going to slow Jawo down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jawo slips a jab from Guy.
Jawo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guy on the side of the head.
Jawo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guy throws a leg kick but Jawo sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jawo. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy cracks a nice hook into Jawo's ribs.
Jawo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jawo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jawo missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo misses with a head kick.
Guy misses with a body shot.
Jawo throws a looping overhand right but Guy ducks down to avoid it.
Jawo moves out of range as Guy strikes.
Jawo thows a body shot but no joy.
The Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Guy does no damage.
Jawo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jawo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Guy slips under a jab from Jawo.
Guy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jawo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guy manages to avoid it.
Guy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jawo doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
Jawo rushes Guy and presses him up against the cage.
Guy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jawo.
Guy blocks the elbow strike.
Guy avoids the elbow strike from Jawo, against the cage.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jawo tries for a takedown but Guy manages to get underhooks.
Jawo swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy is trying to maintain a safe position but Jawo gets an underhook and turns Guy into the cage.
Jawo has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Guy looking to stall.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that The Guy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Guy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guy misses with a low kick.
Guy feints a jab promting Jawo to slip. Guy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jawo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jawo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jawo misses with the head strike.
Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Guy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jawo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guy defending well as Jawo loads up on a big left hand.
Jawo lands a right hook to the body.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jawo.
Jawo misses with the combination.
Jawo shoots in for a double leg but Guy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Guy defending well as Jawo loads up on a big left hand.
Jawo misses the shot to the body.
Guy moves out of range of the strikes.
Jawo throws a series of punches but Guy moves out of range.
Guy misses with a low kick.
Guy misses with a leg kick.
Guy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jawo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jawo tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Jawo misses its intended target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Guy. Jawo shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jawo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Guy to counter with a crisp jab.
Guy dips to his left and cracks Jawo with an uppercut!
Guy takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jawo moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Guy blocks an elbow strike.
Guy prevents a body shot from Jawo.
Jawo has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jawo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jawo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Guy.
Jawo misses with a punch on the inside.
Jawo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guy is defending well for now.
Jawo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guy's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jawo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guy prevents the takedown attempt.
Guy avoids the elbow strike from Jawo, against the cage.
Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guy trying to stall but Jawo improves his position.
Guy blocks the elbow strike.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jawo tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Guy takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jawo.
Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jawo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jawo is breathing heavily.
Guy misses with a straight left.
Guy throws a low kick but Jawo avoids it.
Guy lands with a good body shot.
Guy checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo throws a series of punches but Guy moves out of range.
A jab from Guy finds it's way through Jawo's defenses.
Jawo tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Jawo is out of range.
Jawo tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
Jawo closes the distance and clinches up with Guy, looking for a takedown. Jawo pushes Guy against the cage but Guy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Protacio Jawo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Jawo blocks the leg kick.
Jawo throws a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guy.
Guy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jawo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jawo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Guy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that The Guy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Jawo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guy lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guy.
A swing and a miss from Jawo.
Guy lands a jab to the nose.
Guy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jawo is able to avoid easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guy, as that shot connected.
Guy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jawo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guy.
Jawo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guy as he jumps to the side.
Guy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guy. Jawo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jawo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jawo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jawo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guy avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Jawo shoots in and drives through. Guy sprawls well.
The Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Protacio Jawo.
Jawo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jawo.
Jawo wants to clinch.
Jawo lands with a right hand.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jawo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Jawo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jawo slips under a jab from Guy.
Guy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jawo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guy looks to land a left hand but Jawo moved out of range nicely.
Jawo with a jab.
Jawo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jawo missing with a left hand there. Guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jawo avoids the body shot from Guy.
Jawo moves in looking to clinch but Guy pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jawo throws out the jab.
Guy wants to land a leg kick but Jawo is out of range.
Guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Jawo.
Guy scores with the left hand. Jawo knows he should have avoided that one.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Jawo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jawo closes the distance and clinches.
Guy looking to slow down the pace here.
Jawo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jawo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Jawo throws an overhand right that lands on Guy's shoulder, as Guy tries to avoid the shot.
Jawo swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guy, as that shot connected.
Jawo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jawo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jawo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Jawo is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Jawo's shoulder, as Jawo tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Guy clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Guy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jawo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Guy's half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Guy wants to get back to his feet.
Jawo is taking a breather. Guy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jawo wants to take a breather but Guy is having none of it.
Jawo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jawo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jawo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Guy is just riding it out for now. Jawo eventually gives up the hold.
Jawo is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo wants to take a breather but Guy is having none of it.
Jawo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guy is looking for a sweep. Jawo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jawo stalling.
Jawo thows a huge punch but Guy dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guy keeps working.
Jawo uses his free foot to push down on Guy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Guy.
Guy is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jawo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jawo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jawo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jawo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poor strikes thrown by Jawo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jawo throws some wild stikes that Guy manages to avoid easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jawo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guy is looking to escape.
Guy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jawo.
Guy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jawo on the ground.
Jawo lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jawo with a couple of short strikes.
Jawo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jawo with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Protacio Jawo dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jawo checks a low kick from Guy.
Jawo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Guy finds it's way through Jawo's defenses.
A shot to the liver by Jawo. Beautiful body shot.
Jawo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jawo is looking to clinch.
Jawo forces Guy back against the cage and clinches.
Jawo scores a nice knee to the body.
Jawo tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy takes a shot to the head.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jawo tries to score a body lock takedown but Guy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jawo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy tries a body shot but Jawo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guy.
Jawo missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jawo.
Jawo pushes Guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy avoids the elbow strike from Jawo, against the cage.
Jawo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jawo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy lands an uppercut.
Jawo scores with a shoulder strike.
Guy tries to throw a body punch but Jawo avoids it by throwing Guy back against the cage.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Jawo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Guy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Guy blocking some punches.
Jawo misses with an elbow strike.
Jawo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jose Protacio Jawo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jawo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jawo throws an elbow but it misses.
Jawo throws a head punch that misses.
Jawo tightens his grip and picks Guy up, before dumping him to the ground. Guy manages to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jawo is looking to advance position but Guy has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Guy controlling his opponent.
Guy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Guy is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Jawo doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to slow Jawo down by chopping away at his legs.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Jawo is just out of range.
Jawo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jawo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Jawo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guy slips a jab and a cross from Jawo.
Jawo cracks Guy with an open hand slap.
Jawo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Guy.
Jawo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jawo.
A cross from Guy lands.
Jawo closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Jawo misses with an elbow over the top.
Jawo lands an elbow that stopped Guy in his tracks for a moment.
Jawo misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Jawo fails to land.
Guy avoids a wild elbow strike from Jawo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jawo as Guy tries to tie him up.
Jawo scores with a shoulder strike.
Jawo lands an elbow just above Guy 's eye.
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!
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jawo backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jawo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Jawo.
Jawo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jawo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Protacio Jawo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:47
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... The Guy!
The Guy retains his welterweight title!
A victorious The Guy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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