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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Luis De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sultao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Leon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A lo cubano - Orishas. Bob Sultao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Jorge Luis De Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bob Sultao!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from De Leon does no damage.
Sultao looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jab, jab by De Leon - just one landing.
De Leon misses with a series of wild punches.
Jorge Luis De Leon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Leon cracks Sultao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Leon cracks Sultao with a good jab.
De Leon fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Leon lands a nice looking body shot.
De Leon throws a one two combo.
Sultao dodges the punch combination from De Leon.
De Leon looks to land a combination. Sultao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Leon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sultao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donk. De Leon catches Sultao right on the button with a cross.
De Leon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sultao doesn't seem bothered though.
Good work by Sultao as he checks the leg kick.
De Leon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De Leon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Leon tries to bum rush Sultao with a series of wild strikes but Sultao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Leon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon throws a low kick but Sultao moves out of range easily.
Sultao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Leon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Leon trying to pass the guard but Sultao defending well.
De Leon prevents Sultao from improving his position.
De Leon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
De Leon is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sultao manages to escape and get back to his feet!
De Leon throws a nice looking combination but Sultao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Leon throws a sloppy head kick and Sultao moves out of range easily.
De Leon works over Sultao's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leon lands a jab to Sultao's midsection.
De Leon throws a right and a left that Sultao avoids nicely.
De Leon stuns Sultao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Leon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Leon is working the combinations to good effect here.
De Leon throws a series of punches but Sultao avoids them all with ease.
De Leon lands a jab.
Sultao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sultao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Leon moves into the clinch successfully.
De Leon wants to break free but Sultao has control.
De Leon pulls guard effortlessly.
Sultao stands and steps away. De Leon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sultao doesn't manage to clinch there - De Leon circles away.
De Leon misses with a wild combination.
De Leon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Leon is fending him off so far but Sultao persists. Nope, De Leon circles away and we're back to standing.
Sultao misses with a takedown attempt
and De Leon counters with a left and a right that stings Sultao.
Sultao closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Leon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sultao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jorge Luis De Leon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Sultao.
Sultao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Leon to score with a decent uppercut.
De Leon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sultao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sultao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Leon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sultao looking to slow down the pace here.
De Leon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sultao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Leon misses with a wild combination.
De Leon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Leon misses with the body kick
so Sultao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De Leon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sultao is controlling him.
Sultao working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Leon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sultao on the ground.
Sultao trying to control but De Leon is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Luis De Leon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sultao fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Leon shoots in looking for a takedown but Sultao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Leon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Leon lands a nice looking body shot.
De Leon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sultao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Leon.
De Leon stuffs the takedown attempt from Sultao. Sultao gets slowly back to his feet.
De Leon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Leon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sultao. Sultao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Leon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sultao circles away quickly and effectively.
De Leon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sultao was well out of range. Poor timing from De Leon.
Jorge Luis De Leon is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick from Sultao.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sultao has closed the distance and engaged De Leon in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultao successfully pulls guard.
Sultao controls De Leon momentarily but De Leon frees himself.
De Leon wants to get up but he can't break Sultao's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sultao controls De Leon momentarily but De Leon frees himself.
Sultao lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Leon!
De Leon is trying to escape the mount.
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.
De Leon wants to get back to his feet.
Sultao landing strikes from the mount and De Leon is in trouble!
Sultao tries to control but De Leon wriggling away.
De Leon tries to hold on but Sultao pushes him away.
De Leon can't escape the position.
Sultao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Leon is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultao looking to secure an arm triangle but De Leon defends it well.
De Leon is trying to stand but he's just given Sultao his back.
Sultao scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. De Leon is looking for a way out.
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.
Sultao keeps control of the position as De Leon tries to break free.
Sultao tries to get the hooks in deep but De Leon pushed the leg off.
De Leon covers up after that shot from Sultao.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sultao patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sultao working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sultao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
De Leon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from De Leon. No joy for Sultao on that attempt.
De Leon cracks Sultao with a good jab.
De Leon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Leon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Leon misses with a two punch combination.
De Leon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sultao dodges the punch combination from De Leon.
De Leon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Leon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Leon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Leon tries to bum rush Sultao with a series of wild strikes but Sultao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Leon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sultao backs up against the cage.
Sultao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Leon defends it nicely.
Jorge Luis De Leon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Sultao.
De Leon throws a body punch but Sultao moves out of range.
De Leon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sultao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Leon swats away the attempt to clinch by Sultao.
Sloppy strikes from De Leon. Those never looked like landing.
De Leon scores with a nice head shot.
Sultao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sultao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Leon tries to avoid it but Sultao manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Leon to the ground. De Leon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Leon misses with a two punch combination.
Sultao looks for a takedown but De Leon sprawls well.
De Leon fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Leon throws a solid leg kick but Sultao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Leon.
De Leon lands a nice shot to the body.
Sultao fails with the takedown
and De Leon counters with a one-two to the body.
Sultao slips a jab and a cross from De Leon.
No luck for Sultao with that takedown attempt.
Sultao fails with a takedown attempt.
De Leon fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sultao.
Sultao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sultao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Leon wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Leon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Leon tries to break the clinch but Sultao is controlling the position.
Sultao pulls guard effortlessly.
De Leon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sultao will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sultao is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sultao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Leon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bob Sultao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sultao passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for De Leon!
You get the feeling that De Leon really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultao trying to control but De Leon is having none of it.
Sultao prevents De Leon from getting the reversal.
Sultao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Leon is looking to escape.
De Leon is just holding on here. Sultao manages to take his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jorge Luis De Leon.
I think De Leon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Luis De Leon!
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