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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theo Tostes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thabiso Rowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Theo Tostes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thabiso Rowan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tostes tries to clinch up but Rowan circles away and keeps his distance.
Tostes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tostes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tostes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tostes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rowan tries to reverse the position but Tostes maintains control.
Tostes blocks Rowan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rowan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tostes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rowan is working to get back to half guard.
Rowan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rowan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tostes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tostes working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Rowan slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Rowan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tostes.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tostes closes the distance and clinches up with Rowan, looking for a takedown. Tostes pushes Rowan against the cage but Rowan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rowan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rowan trying to control the action but Tostes is working from the bottom.
Tostes is being controlled here.
Rowan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tostes gets back to half guard.
Tostes is breathing heavily.
Tostes taking some punishment here, with Rowan in his half guard.
Tostes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rowan scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tostes is trying to stand back up but Rowan is controlling him
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tostes tries to get to full guard but Rowan has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Rowan there.
Rowan is keen to just control but Tostes is a slippery customer.
Tostes wants to control but Rowan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tostes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rowan lands with a punch from half guard.
Rowan is trying to control the action in half guard but Tostes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tostes wants to get back to his feet.
Rowan trying to control the pace.
Rowan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tostes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tostes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rowan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tostes wants to improve his position but Rowan is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tostes is working hard here to advance position.
Tostes pushes Rowan off looking to stand but Rowan dives back in and keeps control.
Tostes trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rowan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tostes's head.
Tostes is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tostes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Rowan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rowan looking to pass the guard.
Rowan stands up over Tostes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rowan throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rowan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tostes 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.
Rowan lands a couple of digs.
Rowan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tostes working a defensive guard here.
Rowan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tostes wants to stand up but Rowan is controlling him.
Rowan landing some decent shots from guard.
Rowan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rowan wants to pass the guard but Tostes is keeping the position.
Tostes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tostes looking to control but Rowan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rowan gets back to half guard.
Tostes wants to get back to his feet.
Rowan landing rabbit punches to the side of Tostes's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thabiso Rowan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tostes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rowan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tostes tries to kick Rowan off but Rowan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rowan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thabiso Rowan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rowan working over Tostes with some ground and pound. Tostes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rowan prevents Tostes from standing back up.
Rowan is nestled in close to Tostes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tostes is refusing to be controlled, as Rowan sits in half guard.
Tostes tries to get to full guard but Rowan has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Rowan there.
Rowan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tostes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tostes is looking to control Rowan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tostes avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Rowan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rowan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tostes wants to get back to full guard.
Rowan lands with a punch from half guard.
Tostes is staying active underneath Rowan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tostes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rowan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rowan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tostes looks a forlorn figure.
Rowan lands a heavy elbow.
Tostes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tostes tries to hold on but Rowan postures up.
Tostes is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rowan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Tostes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tostes is trying to escape the mount.
Tostes is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowan lands a nice shot to the head.
Tostes tries to hold on but Rowan pushes him away.
Rowan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tostes has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tostes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tostes wants to control but Rowan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rowan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tostes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rowan scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rowan connects with a nice short shot to Tostes's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tostes trying to control but Rowan postures up.
Tostes has hold of Rowan's hands but Rowan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tostes is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oh Tostes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rowan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Rowan.
Rowan lands with a punch from half guard.
Rowan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rowan wants to control the pace but Tostes is squirming around nicely.
Rowan is working for a guillotine from mount but Tostes frees his head quite easily.
Tostes tries to lock up and control but Rowan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tostes seems to have got his legs back now.
Rowan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rowan cracks Tostes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tostes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Rowan landing strikes from the mount.
Rowan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tostes hang on?
Tostes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tostes tries to hold on but Rowan pushes him away.
Rowan raining down shots from the mount!
Rowan lands a heavy elbow.
Rowan wants to control the pace but Tostes is squirming around nicely.
Rowan raining down shots from the mount!
Rowan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tostes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rowan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tostes hang on?
Tostes wants to hold on but Rowan pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tostes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tostes is trying to stand.
Tostes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rowan raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thabiso Rowan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tostes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rowan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tostes.
Rowan lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Rowan is looking to control Tostes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rowan avoid being mounted?
Rowan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tostes preventing the sweep.
Rowan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rowan tries to strike from the bottom.
Rowan keeping moving, preventing Tostes from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rowan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rowan trying to control but Tostes is working from the bottom.
Tostes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rowan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rowan forces his way into half guard.
Rowan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan trying to control the action but Tostes is working from the bottom.
Rowan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rowan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rowan is just content to waste time from the top position. Tostes takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tostes has momentary wrist control but Rowan slips an elbow through the middle.
Rowan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rowan won't allow Tostes to sweep him here.
Rowan connects with a couple of short punches.
Rowan is stalling in the full guard.
Rowan landing some decent shots from guard.
Rowan 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.
Tostes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rowan stopping the sweep attempt from Tostes.
Rowan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rowan 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.
Rowan won't allow Tostes to sweep him here.
Tostes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rowan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rowan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rowan advances position into side control!
Rowan working away.
Rowan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tostes keeps working.
Tostes is looking for a sweep.
Tostes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rowan off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Rowan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowan looking very determined here, making life difficult for Tostes.
Rowan trying to control the action but Tostes just sinks the hooks in.
Tostes doesn't have the hooks in and Rowan manages to turn into his guard.
Rowan cracks Tostes with a solid left hand.
Tostes wants to get back to his feet but Rowan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tostes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rowan landing with the ground and pound.
Rowan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rowan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rowan with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tostes wants to stand and escape but Rowan is having none of it.
Tostes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tostes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tostes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rowan is controlling him.
Tostes pushes Rowan off and gets back to his feet.
Tostes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rowan counters by clinching up.
Rowan wants a takedown but no success here.
Rowan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Rowan throws a strike but Tostes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rowan trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rowan is pulling down on Tostes's head to control his posture.
Theo Tostes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rowan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tostes!
And that's the end of the fight!
Thabiso Rowan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rowan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thabiso Rowan!
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