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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandro Poletto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Howlingate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sandro Poletto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Howlingate!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlingate misses the jab.
Poletto connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Howlingate to the floor! Poletto dives in looking for the finish!
Howlingate is rocked!
It looks like Roger Howlingate has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howlingate missing with punches from the bottom.
Howlingate is still in real trouble! Can Poletto finish him?
Howlingate throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Poletto trying to pass the guard but Howlingate defending well.
Howlingate flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Poletto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Howlingate is refusing to be controlled, as Poletto sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Howlingate can do anything to dispel that myth.
Howlingate tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Howlingate seems to have recovered his senses.
Howlingate throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Howlingate looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Howlingate tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Howlingate moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poletto wants to control from the top but Howlingate keeps moving.
Howlingate doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Howlingate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Howlingate keeping moving, preventing Poletto from controlling successfully.
Howlingate is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Poletto defends well.
Poletto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poletto trying to control but Howlingate is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sandro Poletto.
Howlingate misses with the combination.
Poletto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Howlingate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Howlingate throws a leg kick but Poletto moved away.
Poletto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A clash of legs there as Poletto blocks the low kick.
Howlingate has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Howlingate, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poletto walks into a stiff left hand from Howlingate.
Howlingate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poletto is breathing heavily.
Howlingate connects with a body shot that sends Poletto's belly button to the back.
Howlingate cracks Poletto with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Poletto looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Howlingate finish him?
It looks like Sandro Poletto has been cut.
Howlingate plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Poletto to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Poletto just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roger Howlingate!
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