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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poncho Rojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calypso comes to the ring accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan . Rojo has chosen War is my destiny as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Calypso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Poncho Rojo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Calypso counters with a left to the body.
Rojo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calypso counters with a stiff right hand.
Calypso scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rojo is trying to get back to full guard.
Rojo trying to control here.
Rojo is looking to improve his position.
Rojo is defending against the submission attempts here by Calypso.
Calypso is pressing down on Rojo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rojo is holding on for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rojo trying to control but Calypso postures up.
Rojo is positioning himself well to prevent Calypso advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rojo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Calypso trying to mount his opponent but Rojo defends it.
Rojo is looking to improve his position.
Rojo is looking to control Calypso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rojo avoid being mounted?
Calypso tries to pass to full mount but Rojo defends it.
Rojo is trying to maintain the position but Calypso is very close to passing his half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Poncho Rojo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rojo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Calypso counters with a shoot takedown. Rojo fights it but they end up in guard.
Calypso wants to pass the guard but Rojo is keeping the position.
Calypso won't allow Rojo to sweep him here.
Rojo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Calypso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rojo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojo trying to control the position.
Rojo 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Calypso's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Calypso preventing the sweep.
Calypso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rojo controls Calypso momentarily but Calypso frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rojo throws a poor cross that misses
and Calypso counters with a one-two to the body.
Calypso moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rojo misses with a straight right.
Rojo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rojo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calypso counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rojo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calypso tries to pass to full mount but Rojo defends it.
Calypso scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rojo taking some punishment here, with Calypso in his half guard.
It looks like Poncho Rojo has been cut.
Calypso is keen to just control but Rojo is a slippery customer.
Calypso wants to free his trapped foot but Rojo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rojo is looking to control Calypso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rojo avoid being mounted?
Calypso is pressing down on Rojo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rojo is holding on for now.
Rojo wants to control but Calypso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Calypso is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rojo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Calypso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rojo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rojo is controlling Calypso's trapped leg to prevent Calypso from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Calypso is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calypso is trying to control. Rojo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Calypso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rojo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rojo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calypso will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Calypso works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rojo wants to get back to full guard.
Rojo is trying to maintain the position but Calypso is very close to passing his half guard.
Calypso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calypso is looking to advance position but Rojo won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Calypso lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Calypso moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Calypso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Poncho Rojo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Calypso. Rojo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rojo looks to land a left hand but Calypso moved out of range nicely.
Rojo shoots in but Calypso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rojo shoots in looking for a takedown but Calypso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rojo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Poncho Rojo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rojo lands a lovely overhand right.
Rojo misses with a lunging right hand
and Calypso counters with a single leg into guard. Rojo didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calypso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rojo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rojo is on top in guard.
Calypso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rojo tries to advance to mount but Calypso denies him.
Rojo trying to control the action but Calypso is working from the bottom.
Rojo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Calypso works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Rojo is keen to just control but Calypso is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojo prevents Calypso from improving his position.
Calypso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rojo pulls his head out easily.
Calypso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rojo.
Rojo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rojo is looking to stall here but Calypso recovers full guard.
Rojo trying to control the position from guard on top but Calypso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jack Calypso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rojo throws a big right hand that misses.
Calypso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rojo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rojo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calypso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rojo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rojo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rojo wants to control from the top but Calypso keeps moving.
Poncho Rojo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Calypso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rojo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calypso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rojo.
Rojo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rojo thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poncho Rojo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Poncho Rojo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rojo shoots and misses
and Calypso counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Calypso stopping the sweep attempt from Rojo.
Calypso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Calypso wants to control from the top but Rojo keeps moving.
Calypso wants to pass the guard but Rojo is keeping the position.
Rojo wants to sweep here but Calypso controlling him for the moment.
Rojo is controlling Calypso's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Calypso pushing down on Rojo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Calypso wants to pass the guard but Rojo is defending well.
Rojo is looking for a sweep. Calypso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Calypso tries to pass to full mount but Rojo defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojo is trying to get back to full guard.
Calypso trying to pass the guard but Rojo defending well.
Rojo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Calypso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rojo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Calypso is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Calypso trying to mount his opponent but Rojo defends it.
Rojo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rojo trying to keep a closed guard but Calypso is proving a slippery customer.
Calypso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojo has his foot on Calypso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Calypso works his way back into a safe position though.
Rojo wants to sweep here but Calypso controlling him for the moment.
Calypso throws a big right hand that misses.
Rojo 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.
Calypso landing some decent shots from guard.
Calypso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rojo seems keen to control Calypso's posture.
Calypso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rojo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rojo is trying to control the position but Calypso postures up.
Rojo keeping moving, preventing Calypso from controlling successfully.
Rojo is trying to control the position but Calypso postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poncho Rojo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Calypso moves out of range as Rojo strikes.
Rojo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Calypso on the side of the head.
Rojo misses with an uppercut
and Calypso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calypso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Calypso dives in and scores a takedown into Rojo's guard.
Rojo wants to sweep here but Calypso controlling him for the moment.
Calypso content to stall in guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rojo is on top in guard.
Rojo trying to control the position from guard on top but Calypso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojo throws an elbow that misses. Calypso uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rojo's guard. Nice move by Calypso!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calypso trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calypso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Calypso trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calypso wants to pass the guard but Rojo is keeping the position.
Calypso advances to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calypso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rojo keeps working.
Rojo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Calypso lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Calypso clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Poncho Rojo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rojo scores with a sloppy right hand. Calypso should have avoided that one.
Rojo throws a jab but it's blocked by Calypso.
Rojo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calypso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Calypso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rojo.
Rojo ducks right into an uppercut from Calypso.
That has opened up Poncho Rojo's cut even more.
Rojo swings widly with a right hand
and Calypso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rojo misses with an uppercut
and Calypso counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rojo won't be happy with that.
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!
Calypso is looking to take a break and control but Rojo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Calypso sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rojo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rojo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso is looking to take a break and control but Rojo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rojo is trying to improve his position.
Rojo prevents Calypso from moving into mount.
Rojo is not content to let Calypso control the position.
Calypso scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rojo holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Rojo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Calypso tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Calypso lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calypso tries to move to mount but Rojo blocks the move with his legs.
Rojo tries to buck Calypso off but Calypso is having none of it.
Calypso wants to control but Rojo is keeping him busy.
Rojo is trying to control Calypso's posture but Calypso avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojo is looking to regain half guard here but Calypso keeps moving and retains side control.
Calypso tries to advance to mount but Rojo denies him.
Calypso moves into full mount!
Rojo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calypso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Calypso controlling from the full mount.
Calypso lands with some strikes.
Rojo working to try and regain half guard.
Calypso with a couple of short strikes.
Calypso landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rojo is looking to get to half guard.
Calypso lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The cut above Poncho Rojo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Poncho Rojo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Calypso!
Jack Calypso is the new super heavyweight champion!
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