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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Mutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Mutch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Souza!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mutch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mutch lands with a cross.
Souza misses with a low kick as Mutch jumps back.
Mutch misses with the combination.
Mutch lands a body shot.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutch.
Mutch slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mutch throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mutch blocks a low kick nicely.
Mutch misses with a series of wild punches.
Mutch misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Mutch.
Mutch doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Mutch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mutch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mutch throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Mutch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mutch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mutch moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
Mutch moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
Mutch wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Mutch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Mutch scores with a four punch combination!
Mutch misses with a few strikes there.
Souza feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Mutch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Fabio Souza wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mutch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Souza, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutch breaks the clinch.
Souza is looking to score with low kicks.
Mutch throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
A jab from Mutch misses.
Mutch throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Mutch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mutch misses with a double jab.
Mutch throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Jordan Mutch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mutch just misses with a punch to the body.
Mutch lands a jab to the head.
Souza tried to score with a low kick but Mutch checks it.
Mutch missing with a left hand there. Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mutch has managed to clinch.
Souza has had enough of the clinch but Mutch keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutch struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
Mutch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Mutch content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mutch gets underhooks to prevent Souza's takedown attempt.
Mutch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mutch throws a jab but it's blocked by Souza.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Souza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mutch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mutch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mutch stuns Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mutch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mutch lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Mutch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Souza throws a hook to the side of Mutch's head but Mutch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mutch throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Souza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mutch on his heels. He'll look to pass Mutch's guard now, I'm sure.
Mutch keeping full guard, as Souza tries to pass.
Souza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
Mutch can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Souza controls the pace.
Jordan Mutch has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mutch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mutch misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Mutch.
Jordan Mutch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mutch checks a low kick from Souza.
Mutch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Souza tries to work over Mutch's front leg with a kick but Mutch checks it.
Mutch jabs Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Souza is looking to score with low kicks.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Mutch.
Souza avoids the body shot from Mutch.
Souza staying out of range there.
Mutch takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Mutch.
Sloppy strikes from Mutch. Those never looked like landing.
Mutch moves in looking to clinch but Souza pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutch connects with a body shot.
Jordan Mutch is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Mutch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutch cracks Souza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mutch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mutch stops a takedown attempt from Souza.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mutch.
Souza is trying to maintain a safe position but Mutch gets an underhook and turns Souza into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mutch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mutch.
Mutch wants a takedown.
Mutch tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Mutch back against the cage.
Souza tries to circle away but Mutch has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Souza as Mutch tries to tie him up.
Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mutch has him pressed against the cage.
Mutch breaks from the clinch.
Mutch throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mutch missing with a left hand there. Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mutch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mutch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mutch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Souza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Souza missing with a left hand there. Mutch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mutch throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Souza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mutch looks to land a right hand but Souza moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Mutch dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Souza misses with a low kick.
Mutch misses with a double jab.
Souza throws a jab when Mutch was well out of range.
Mutch pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Souza back to the cage. Mutch follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Mutch looks to land a left hand but Souza moved out of range nicely.
Mutch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mutch connects with a single shot there.
Mutch misses with a series of wild punches.
Mutch throws a sloppy head kick and Souza moves out of range easily.
Mutch lands with a nice body punch.
Mutch checks a low kick from Souza.
Mutch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Souza.
Mutch tries to clinch up.
Mutch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some bone on bone action there as Mutch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mutch throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mutch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Mutch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Souza has time to react.
Mutch lands a nice looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Mutch blocks the low kick.
Mutch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mutch misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutch throws a shot from downtown. Souza moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Mutch misses.
Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mutch.
Mutch throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Mutch throws a hook to the side of Souza's head but Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Souza fails to land the takedown.
Mutch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
Mutch throws a shot from downtown. Souza moves away and avoids it.
Mutch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mutch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souza misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a low kick but Mutch avoids it.
Mutch swinging wildly here.
Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mutch.
Souza throws a leg kick but Mutch moved away.
A big left from Mutch misses.
Mutch misses with a looping left.
Souza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mutch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
A big left from Mutch misses.
Souza slips a straight right by Mutch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a leg kick.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Mutch swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
Mutch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Souza throws a leg kick but Mutch moved away.
Mutch swinging wildly here.
Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mutch is looking to control Souza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mutch avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Mutch clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mutch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mutch tries to clinch but Souza is having none of it.
Souza is looking to chop away at Mutch's legs.
Mutch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mutch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mutch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Mutch.
Souza tries to land a leg kick but Mutch saw it coming and moves away.
Souza throws a lazy right hand but Mutch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Mutch. Those never looked like landing.
Mutch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Souza misses.
Mutch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Souza at a distance.
Mutch misses with a wild combination.
Souza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Souza motions for Mutch to come forward. Souza throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Souza avoids the body shot from Mutch.
Mutch wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Mutch coming out on top.
Mutch misses with a few strikes there.
Mutch checks a leg kick nicely.
Mutch works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutch misses with a series of wild punches.
Mutch thows a body shot but no joy.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mutch enables Souza to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mutch manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Souza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Souza trying to control but Mutch is working from the bottom.
Souza pushing down on Mutch's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza wants to work for an arm triangle but Mutch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza moves into full mount! Mutch won't be happy about that!
Souza unloads with some shots from mount but Mutch bucks and avoids them well.
Souza looking for a guillotine from mount but Mutch is having none of it.
Souza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza unloads with some shots from mount but Mutch bucks and avoids them well.
Souza unloads with some shots from mount but Mutch bucks and avoids them well.
Souza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mutch is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Souza dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mutch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mutch closes the distance and pushes Souza back into the cage.
Mutch is trying to maintain a safe position but Souza gets an underhook and turns Mutch into the cage.
Souza is working for takedown but Mutch is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mutch breaks the clinch.
Mutch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Souza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mutch did well to prevent Souza getting side control.
Souza is keen to just control but Mutch is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza slows the pace down in half guard.
Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Souza is trying to work for a kimura but Mutch is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Souza in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Fabio Souza hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mutch misses with a wild combination.
Mutch tries to clinch but Souza moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Mutch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mutch slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Souza misses.
Sloppy strikes from Mutch. Those never looked like landing.
Mutch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mutch.
Mutch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Souza.
Mutch with a hook.
A combination from Mutch does no damage.
Mutch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Souza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mutch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jordan Mutch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Souza.
Mutch misses with a series of wild punches.
Souza closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mutch did well to prevent Souza getting side control.
Souza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Souza controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mutch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fabio Souza was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mutch has closed the distance and engaged Souza in a clinch.
Mutch is looking to control Souza's arms but Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mutch has his back to the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mutch working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Mutch is controlling him.
Fabio Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan Mutch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fabio Souza.
I think Mutch 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 48:47
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Mutch!
Jordan Mutch is the new featherweight champion!
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