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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Porlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Porlo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hugh Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno Porlo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jordan throws a head kick that misses
and Porlo counters with a one-two to the body.
Porlo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jordan avoids it really well and circles away.
Porlo digs a good body shot into Jordan's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown by Jordan or perhaps it was just good defense by Porlo which made him look bad.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
Porlo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jordan defends it nicely.
Porlo shoots and misses
and Jordan counters with a two punch combo.
Hugh Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Porlo.
Jordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Porlo tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
Porlo misses with a takedown
and Jordan counters with a three punch combo that has Porlo backing up. Porlo nods at Jordan to acknowledge the strikes.
Porlo lands a glancing blow to the side of Jordan's head.
Porlo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jordan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Porlo is looking to clinch but Jordan is avoiding it.
Porlo shoots in looking for a takedown but Jordan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Porlo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Porlo with that takedown attempt.
Jordan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Porlo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jordan but Jordan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Porlo fails with the takedown.
Jordan tries to bum rush Porlo with a series of wild strikes but Porlo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Porlo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jordan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Porlo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan working away.
Porlo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan is putting a hurting on Porlo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jordan stands up.
Jordan stuffs the takedown.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jordan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Porlo to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Porlo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ground and pound from Jordan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jordan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jordan lands a jab-cross combination.
Jordan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jordan stuffs the takedown attempt from Porlo. Porlo gets slowly back to his feet.
Jordan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Porlo counters with a body kick that stops Jordan in his tracks momentarily.
Porlo connects with a looping right hand.
Jordan blocks a head kick by Porlo.
Jordan clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jordan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porlo looking for a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Jordan.
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!
Porlo jumps guard but Jordan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jordan scores with a shot to the side of Porlo's head.
Jordan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Porlos head.
Porlo is looking for a takedown.
Jordan trying to land knees to the body.
Jordan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan tries to break the clinch but Porlo is controlling the position.
Porlo tries to stall but Jordan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jordan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Jordan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jordan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Porlo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jordan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Porlo counters with a straight right hand.
Hugh Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porlo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jordan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Porlo is trying to pull guard but Jordan has him pressed against the cage.
Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porlo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hugh Jordan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porlo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jordan clinches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jordan tries to circle away but Porlo has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Jordan.
Jordan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Porlo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porlo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jordan after a bit of a struggle.
Hugh Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Porlo.
Porlo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jordan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
Porlo has Jordan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jordan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Porlo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jordan walks away with a smile on his face. Porlo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jordan misses with a body kick.
Jordan closes the distance and pushes Porlo back into the cage.
Porlo has Jordan pressed against the cage, preventing Jordan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jordan lands a left hand.
Porlo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jordan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porlo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jordan after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Jordan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jordan scores with a shoulder strike.
Jordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Porlo wants to break free but Jordan has control.
Jordan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jordan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jordan scores with a shoulder strike.
Porlo is looking for a takedown.
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!
Porlo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jordan prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porlo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jordan scores with a shoulder strike.
Jordan lands an uppercut.
Porlo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jordan smiles and moves away.
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Porlo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jordan circles away.
Jordan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jordan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Porlo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jordan as he avoids it easily.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jordan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan stands up and beckons Porlo to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Jordan.
Porlo tries to clinch up
and Jordan counters with a three punch combo that has Porlo backing up. Porlo nods at Jordan to acknowledge the strikes.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jordan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porlo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Jordan dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Porlo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jordan but Jordan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jordan throws a body punch but Porlo moves out of range.
Porlo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jordan slaps away a takedown attempt from Porlo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Porlo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jordan counters with a left and a right that stings Porlo.
Hugh Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Porlo.
Jordan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Porlo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jordan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jordan cracks Porlo with a big right hand but Porlo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jordan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jordan just content to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porlo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jordan working the ground and pound.
Jordan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Porlo to his feet.
Porlo tries to clinch up.
Bruno Porlo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice strikes from Jordan there.
Jordan decides to stand up.
Porlo shoots in looking for a takedown but Jordan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Porlo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some bone on bone action there as Porlo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan misses with a combination
and Porlo counters with a good, hard body kick but Jordan shrugs it off.
Jordan lands a head kick!
Porlo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Porlo tries for a takedown but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Porlo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jordan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Porlo's guard.
Jordan is pushing down on Porlo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Porlo is fighting to maintain full guard but Jordan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jordan 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.
Porlo tries to roll over but Jordan keeps him under control.
Porlo wants to control but Jordan is keeping busy.
Jordan stops Porlo from getting back to his feet.
Jordan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jordan working the head and body with strikes.
Jordan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porlo jabs at Jordan's body.
Jordan shoots in and bounces Porlo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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!
Jordan stands up from Porlo's guard - Jordan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Porlo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jordan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Porlo.
Jordan moves into the clinch.
Bruno Porlo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugh Jordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jordan scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Jordan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jordan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Jordan!
A relieved looking Hugh Jordan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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