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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Sokoudjou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Alejandro Cuaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuaron is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "We Got Latin Soul" by Mongo Santamaria. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Sokoudjou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guillermo Alejandro Cuaron!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Cuaron as Sokoudjou shoots in.
Cuaron thows a body shot but no joy.
Cuaron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuaron misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cuaron defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sokoudjou lands a head kick. Cuaron smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cuaron looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sokoudjou!
Cuaron tries to control but Sokoudjou wriggling away.
Sokoudjou tries to hold on but Cuaron postures up.
Cuaron prevents Sokoudjou from getting the reversal.
Cuaron has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sokoudjou's face.
Cuaron looking to ground and pound but Sokoudjou is blocking nicely.
Cuaron wants to finish this one by submission but Sokoudjou is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cuaron.
The referee warns Sokoudjou that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudjou working to try and regain half guard.
Sokoudjou is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cuaron looking to control but Sokoudjou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cuaron jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sokoudjou manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sokoudjou manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sokoudjou is looking for a sweep. Cuaron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cuaron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sokoudjou.
Cuaron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sokoudjou manages to avoid it.
Cuaron takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou dodges the punch combination from Cuaron.
Cuaron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sokoudjou moves away.
Cuaron connects with a body shot.
Sokoudjou shoots and misses
letting Cuaron counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Sokoudjou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuaron connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sokoudjou shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cuaron tries to lock up and control but Sokoudjou gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cuaron throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cuaron is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sokoudjou trying to control but Cuaron is having none of it.
Cuaron looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Sokoudjou will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cuaron trying to control the hands but Sokoudjou breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuaron might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sokoudjou kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cuaron fending off the submission attempt from Sokoudjou.
Cuaron rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sokoudjou wants to work for an arm triangle but Cuaron is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cuaron punching from the bottom.
Cuaron punching from the bottom.
Sokoudjou is working for a kimura but Cuaron is defending it quite comfortably.
Cuaron is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou is looking to take a break and control but Cuaron is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Cuaron looking for submissions off his back.
Cuaron works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sokoudjou is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sokoudjou showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuaron looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sokoudjou passes into side control.
Cuaron gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Sokoudjou dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sokoudjou looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cuaron!
Cuaron swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sokoudjou fails to take his opponent's back.
Sokoudjou working for a submission but Cuaron is keeping him at bay.
Sokoudjou is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cuaron can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sokoudjou is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cuaron can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cuaron should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sokoudjou tries to control but Cuaron wriggling away.
Cuaron is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuaron tries to hold on but Sokoudjou pushes him away.
Cuaron is working to get back to half guard.
Sokoudjou tries to control but Cuaron wriggling away.
Cuaron is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sokoudjou is looking to work his way around to Cuaron's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Cuaron tries to lock up and control but Sokoudjou gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sokoudjou is going olschool here, as he tries to force Cuaron to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cuaron shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cuaron is trying desperately to improve position.
Sokoudjou trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cuaron is working to get back to half guard.
Sokoudjou has hold of Cuaron's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cuaron manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sokoudjou is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cuaron has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cuaron defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou avoids the attempt from Cuaron to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuaron is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cuaron wants to hold on but Sokoudjou pushes him away.
Cuaron is squirming around, avoiding Sokoudjou's attempts to control the action.
Cuaron wants to control but Sokoudjou is having none of it.
Sokoudjou tries to control but Cuaron wriggling away.
Sokoudjou takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cuaron throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cuaron tries to reverse the position but Sokoudjou maintains control.
Cuaron is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sokoudjou can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cuaron is looking to escape.
Cuaron is trying to escape the mount but Sokoudjou keeps good control and instead manages to take Cuaron's back.
Sokoudjou controls the action.
Sokoudjou is trying to stick to Cuaron's back but Cuaron is turning into Sokoudjou. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sokoudjou's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cuaron.
Sokoudjou working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sokoudjou looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sokoudjou lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cuaron!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Sokoudjou dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cuaron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sokoudjou's head.
Cuaron shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cuaron is trying to work for a kimura but Sokoudjou is defending well.
Sokoudjou gets back to full guard.
Cuaron postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cuaron stopping the sweep attempt from Sokoudjou.
Sokoudjou looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoudjou keeping moving, preventing Cuaron from controlling successfully.
Rashad Sokoudjou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cuaron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cuaron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sokoudjou trying to keep a closed guard but Cuaron is proving a slippery customer.
Sokoudjou looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cuaron throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokoudjou utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cuaron thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sokoudjou looking for a guillotine here but Cuaron defends easily.
Cuaron throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sokoudjou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sokoudjou throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cuaron throws and elbow that misses. Sokoudjou uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cuaron's guard. Nice move by Sokoudjou!
Cuaron working a defensive guard but Sokoudjou passes into half guard.
Cuaron trying to control but Sokoudjou postures up.
Sokoudjou trying to mount his opponent but Cuaron defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sokoudjou in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuaron trying to control from the bottom.
Cuaron wants to control the action here but instead Sokoudjou manages to pass to full mount!
Cuaron is squirming around, avoiding Sokoudjou's attempts to control the action.
Sokoudjou fails to take his opponent's back.
Cuaron tries to hold on but Sokoudjou pushes him away.
Sokoudjou goes for an armbar but Cuaron turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cuaron.
Sokoudjou lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cuaron!
Cuaron swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sokoudjou trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokoudjou looking to secure an arm triangle but Cuaron defends it well.
Cuaron is trying desperately to improve position.
Cuaron regains half guard.
Cuaron wants to get back to full guard.
Rashad Sokoudjou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sokoudjou with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Guillermo Alejandro Cuaron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cuaron misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sokoudjou is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Sokoudjou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sokoudjou has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Sokoudjou!
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RATING
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