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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vanderley Ferreira (ranked 1389 p4p, 1551 weight class) and Jamal Powell (ranked 182 p4p, 193 weight class). Powell has chosen The Big Payback - James Brown as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vanderley Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Powell!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Powell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell jabs at Ferreira's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Powell does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Powell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferreira lands with a straight right. Powell didn't see that one coming.
Powell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jamal Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira slips under a jab.
Ferreira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Powell misses the shot to the body.
Powell lands a lovely overhand right.
Powell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferreira.
Ferreira slips a jab from Powell.
Powell throws a body punch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira tries to clinch
and Powell counters with a stiff right hand.
Powell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Powell.
Powell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
Powell lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferreira slips a jab and a cross from Powell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira gets the takedown into side control.
Powell tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Ferreira lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Powell hold on?!
Ferreira connects with a big shot to the side of Powell's head.
Ferreira scores with punches to the body.
Powell is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Ferreira gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Ferreira gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Ferreira apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Powell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ferreira rather than just go for the knockout.
Powell tries to keep at a distance but Ferreira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ferreira is leaning against Powell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ferreira pulls guard.
Powell gets to his feet - Ferreira follows without any prompting.
Nice body punch from Powell.
Nice takedown defense from Powell. No joy for Ferreira on that attempt.
Powell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Powell misses with a hook. Ferreira ducked under it nicely.
Powell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body. Powell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Powell is just out of range.
Powell throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira ducks down to avoid it.
Ferreira feinted with a counter takedown.
Ferreira wants to clinch.
Ferreira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferreira misses the jab.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Powell swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Powell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferreira 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.
Ferreira looking to pass the guard.
Ferreira is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ferreira slips nicely into half guard.
Ferreira wants to control but Powell is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vanderley Ferreira will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Powell.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the head.
Powell blocks a jab.
Powell missing with a left hand there. Ferreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferreira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Powell circles away.
Powell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Powell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreira scores with a nice head shot.
Powell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira lands with an overhand left.
Ferreira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice cross by Ferreira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira clinches up against the cage.
Powell tries to work over Ferreira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferreira blocking some punches.
Ferreira tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira lands a left hand.
Powell has a couple of punches blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Powell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vanderley Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Powell holds him up against the cage and eventually Ferreira drops back down to his feet.
Powell tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferreira avoids the damage to the body.
Powell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Powell won't allow it.
Powell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Powell misses with a body punch.
Ferreira ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ferreira no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ferreira is looking for a triangle but Powell pushes his legs off easily.
Ferreira trying to keep a closed guard but Powell is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ferreira passes Powell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ferreira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ferreira passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is pushing Ferreira's head away, looking to escape. Ferreira manages to hold on to the position though.
Ferreira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powell keeps working.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ferreira here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Powell bucks up and tries to throw Ferreira off but instead Ferreira has got his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferreira is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Powell. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferreira scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Powell is looking for a way out.
Ferreira has managed to slip his arm under Powell's chin. This could be all over... yep, Powell is tapping out! Submission win for Ferreira.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vanderley Ferreira!
Vanderley Ferreira retains his heavyweight title!
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