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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Ronny Samuelsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and O Fortuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuelsen comes to the cage accompanied by Schwab - DJs in a Row. Fortuna is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: O Fortuna. Rex Ronny Samuelsen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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196 cm
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273 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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200 cm
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278 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Ronny Samuelsen! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, O Fortuna! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Samuelsen looks for a takedown but Fortuna sprawls well. Fortuna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Samuelsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortuna moves away. A low kick from Samuelsen misses and Fortuna counters with a head kick. Samuelsen closes the distance and clinches up with Fortuna, looking for a takedown. Samuelsen pushes Fortuna against the cage but Fortuna circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Fortuna motions for Samuelsen to come forward. Fortuna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Samuelsen circles away from the clinch attempt and Samuelsen counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Samuelsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fortuna. Fortuna obviously looking to wear him down.
Fortuna throws a leg kick and Samuelsen counters with a thumping low kick. O Fortuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Fortuna blocks a low kick nicely. Fortuna throws a leg kick but Samuelsen moved away. Samuelsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Samuelsen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Samuelsen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Samuelsen unloads with some shots from mount but Fortuna bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Samuelsen trying to control but Fortuna is having none of it. Fortuna wants to try and get back to his feet. Samuelsen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Samuelsen working Fortuna over with strikes here. Samuelsen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Samuelsen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fortuna is looking to improve his position but Samuelsen isn't that keen on the idea. Fortuna regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fortuna is trying to stand.
Samuelsen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Fortuna is controlling Samuelsen's position as best he can from this difficult position. Fortuna keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Fortuna is trying to stand back up but Samuelsen is controlling him
Fortuna regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Samuelsen. Samuelsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Fortuna has wrist control. Fortuna wants to stand and escape but Samuelsen is having none of it. Samuelsen scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Fortuna has momentary wrist control but Samuelsen slips an elbow through the middle. Samuelsen landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fortuna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Fortuna seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Samuelsen passes into half guard. Samuelsen throwing shots but Fortuna is blocking nicely. Samuelsen wants to control but Fortuna is keeping him busy. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fortuna keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Samuelsen prevents Fortuna from standing back up.
Fortuna wants to improve his position but Samuelsen is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Ronny Samuelsen dominated that round. That's time! Samuelsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Samuelsen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fortuna pinned against the cage. Fortuna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. A nice inside leg kick there by Samuelsen. That's going to slow Fortuna down. Samuelsen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fortuna avoids it really well and circles away. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Samuelsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fortuna. Fortuna obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fortuna throws a leg kick and Samuelsen counters with a head kick. That will keep Fortuna thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Samuelsen swings and misses with a shot to the body and Fortuna counters with a nice body shot. Fortuna moves in looking to clinch but Samuelsen pushes him off. Samuelsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fortuna. Fortuna obviously looking to wear him down.
Fortuna throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fortuna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samuelsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fortuna is looking to chop away at Samuelsen's legs. Fortuna looks to land a right hand but Samuelsen moved out of range. Fortuna walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Samuelsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Fortuna wants to clinch. Fortuna scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fortuna goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Rex Ronny Samuelsen has been cut. Fortuna misses with the body kick and Samuelsen counters with a leg kick. O Fortuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fortuna.
Fortuna scores with a jab. Samuelsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Samuelsen checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Samuelsen with a nice cross. Samuelsen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fortuna napping and manages to drive through into side control! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Fortuna gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Samuelsen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Samuelsen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fortuna does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Fortuna won't allow Samuelsen to pass to mount. Samuelsen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Fortuna trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Samuelsen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Fortuna is trying to stand up here but Samuelsen is controlling him well. Samuelsen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
O Fortuna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Rex Ronny Samuelsen's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fortuna thows a leg kick but Samuelsen checks it and Samuelsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Samuelsen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fortuna is looking to chop away at Samuelsen's legs. Fortuna lands a leg kick that knocks Samuelsen off balance momentarily. A good leg kick by Fortuna. Samuelsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fortuna throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fortuna misses with a hook
and Samuelsen counters with a thumping low kick. Fortuna misses with a shot to the body and Samuelsen counters with a single leg into guard. Fortuna didn't expect that. Samuelsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fortuna works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Samuelsen 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. Fortuna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Samuelsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fortuna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Fortuna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fortuna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fortuna might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Samuelsen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
O Fortuna has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Fortuna checks the leg kick nicely there.
Samuelsen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Samuelsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Fortuna misses with a body kick. Sloppy strikes from Fortuna. Those never looked like landing. A nice leg kick lands there from Fortuna.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fortuna doesn't manage to clinch there - Samuelsen circles away.
Fortuna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samuelsen throws out the jab. Samuelsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fortuna throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Samuelsen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fortuna sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Fortuna shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Samuelsen checks a leg kick nicely. Samuelsen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fortuna. That one must have hurt. Fortuna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samuelsen paws at him with a jab and circles away. Samuelsen throws a right hand that misses
and Fortuna counters with a nice uppercut. Fortuna stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fortuna wants it to stay on the feet. Samuelsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortuna. Samuelsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
O Fortuna really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rex Ronny Samuelsen's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fortuna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Fortuna scores with a jab. Samuelsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Fortuna is looking to score with low kicks. Samuelsen tries a low kick but Fortuna avoids it. O Fortuna seems to be getting the better of the standup. Samuelsen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fortuna circles away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fortuna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Fortuna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Samuelsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fortuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samuelsen.
A low kick from Fortuna is predictable there and Samuelsen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Fortuna wants to get back to his feet.
Samuelsen controlling the action here. Fortuna desperately trying to maintain half guard. Fortuna is trying to stand back up but Samuelsen is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round. Samuelsen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Samuelsen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Samuelsen is looking to take a break and control but Fortuna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Fortuna trying to hold on to Samuelsen's head to control him but Samuelsen postures up.
Samuelsen drops an elbow to the side of Fortuna's head. Samuelsen missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Samuelsen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Samuelsen lands a nice short elbow. Samuelsen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Samuelsen is looking for a kimura here.
Fortuna moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Samuelsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Samuelsen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Fortuna working a defensive guard here.
Samuelsen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fortuna swivels though and keeps the full guard. Samuelsen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Samuelsen throws a big right hand that misses.
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. Fortuna pushes Samuelsen off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fortuna throws a sloppy head kick and Samuelsen counters with a body kick that stops Fortuna in his tracks momentarily. Samuelsen shoots in and drives through. Fortuna sprawls well. Fortuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samuelsen manages to avoid it. Samuelsen misses with a combination
and Fortuna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Samuelsen misses with a wild body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Ronny Samuelsen had his way with O Fortuna in that round. The cut man is working on Rex Ronny Samuelsen's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Samuelsen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fortuna swivels and escapes. Fortuna misses with a double jab
and Samuelsen counters with a slapping leg kick. Fortuna throws a leg kick which misses Samuelsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Samuelsen tries to avoid it. Fortuna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Samuelsen looks to land a body kick but Fortuna moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Samuelsen misses with a shot to the body and Fortuna counters with a nice uppercut. Samuelsen moves out of range of the strikes. Fortuna fails in his attempt to clinch. Samuelsen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fortuna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Fortuna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Samuelsen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Samuelsen throws the kick towards the body but Fortuna avoids it. Fortuna throws a hook but Samuelsen avoids it easily. Samuelsen is looking to wear down Fortuna with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Fortuna throws a leg kick and Samuelsen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Samuelsen. Samuelsen won't allow Fortuna to get back to his feet. Fortuna is adopting a defensive guard. Samuelsen forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Samuelsen has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Fortuna defend it? Samuelsen steps over the head and cranks it - Fortuna is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Samuelsen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rex Ronny Samuelsen! Rex Ronny Samuelsen is the new heavyweight champion!
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